Missouri schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I | Middle | 99.0% | +49.8pp |
| 2 | GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS | Middle | 99.0% | +49.8pp |
| 3 | NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL AUXVASSE · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I | Middle | 99.0% | +49.8pp |
| 4 | Lathrop Middle School Lathrop · LATHROP R-II | Middle | 98.0% | +48.8pp |
| 5 | STE. GENEVIEVE MIDDLE STE GENEVIEVE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II | Middle | 98.0% | +48.8pp |
| 6 | FORSYTH MIDDLE FORSYTH · FORSYTH R-III | Middle | 97.5% | +48.3pp |
| 7 | CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II | Middle | 97.0% | +47.8pp |
| 8 | Hartville Middle HARTVILLE · HARTVILLE R-II | Middle | 97.0% | +47.8pp |
| 9 | CLARK CO. MIDDLE KAHOKA · CLARK CO. R-I | Middle | 96.0% | +46.8pp |
| 10 | OAKVILLE MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 96.0% | +46.8pp |
| 11 | BINGHAM MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30 | Middle | 95.0% | +45.8pp |
| 12 | FULTON MIDDLE FULTON · FULTON 58 | Middle | 95.0% | +45.8pp |
| 13 | LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM. ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII | Middle | 95.0% | +45.8pp |
| 14 | LAMAR MIDDLE LAMAR · LAMAR R-I | Middle | 94.0% | +44.8pp |
| 15 | NEOSHO JR. HIGH NEOSHO · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 94.0% | +44.8pp |
| 16 | OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 94.0% | +44.8pp |
| 17 | PLEASANT VIEW MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Middle | 94.0% | +44.8pp |
| 18 | WEST MIDDLE CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2 | Middle | 94.0% | +44.8pp |
| 19 | LAWSON MIDDLE LAWSON · LAWSON R-XIV | Middle | 93.6% | +44.4pp |
| 20 | Trenton Middle School Trenton · TRENTON R-IX | Middle | 93.6% | +44.4pp |
| 21 | Carl Junction Jr. High Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I | Middle | 93.0% | +43.8pp |
| 22 | VIENNA MIDDLE VIENNA · MARIES CO. R-I | Middle | 92.0% | +42.8pp |
| 23 | JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 91.0% | +41.8pp |
| 24 | JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 91.0% | +41.8pp |
| 25 | SELVIDGE MIDDLE BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI | Middle | 91.0% | +41.8pp |
| 26 | TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ST. LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS | Middle | 91.0% | +41.8pp |
| 27 | HAMILTON MIDDLE HAMILTON · HAMILTON R-II | Middle | 90.0% | +40.8pp |
| 28 | LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER ST. LOUIS · LADUE | Middle | 90.0% | +40.8pp |
| 29 | ROGERS MIDDLE ST LOUIS · AFFTON 101 | Middle | 90.0% | +40.8pp |
| 30 | MIDDLE SCHOOL CARROLLTON · CARROLLTON R-VII | Middle | 89.6% | +40.4pp |
| 31 | CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30 | Middle | 89.0% | +39.8pp |
| 32 | SMITHTON MIDDLE COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 89.0% | +39.8pp |
| 33 | FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS | Middle | 88.0% | +38.8pp |
| 34 | AURORA JR. HIGH AURORA · AURORA R-VIII | Middle | 87.0% | +37.8pp |
| 35 | BODE MIDDLE ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH | Middle | 86.0% | +36.8pp |
| 36 | HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE LEMAY · HANCOCK PLACE | Middle | 86.0% | +36.8pp |
| 37 | SCOTT CO. MIDDLE BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV | Middle | 86.0% | +36.8pp |
| 38 | WASHINGTON MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 86.0% | +36.8pp |
| 39 | BROOKFIELD MIDDLE BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD R-III | Middle | 85.2% | +36.0pp |
| 40 | CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI | Middle | 85.0% | +35.8pp |
| 41 | Carl Junction Intermediate Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I | Middle | 85.0% | +35.8pp |
| 42 | HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III | Middle | 85.0% | +35.8pp |
| 43 | SEYMOUR MIDDLE SEYMOUR · SEYMOUR R-II | Middle | 85.0% | +35.8pp |
| 44 | WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 85.0% | +35.8pp |
| 45 | STRAFFORD MIDDLE STRAFFORD · STRAFFORD R-VI | Middle | 84.2% | +35.0pp |
| 46 | CRESTVIEW MIDDLE ELLISVILLE · ROCKWOOD R-VI | Middle | 84.0% | +34.8pp |
| 47 | DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLE ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 84.0% | +34.8pp |
| 48 | JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLE POTOSI · POTOSI R-III | Middle | 84.0% | +34.8pp |
| 49 | KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE KNOB NOSTER · KNOB NOSTER R-VIII | Middle | 84.0% | +34.8pp |
| 50 | CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE PLATTSBURG · CLINTON CO. R-III | Middle | 83.9% | +34.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MO DVT (Growth) Growth Percentile vs Peers threshold on the latest available MO DVT (Growth) Science test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Missouri, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.