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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 1,116 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 49.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
451HARVEST RIDGE ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
452JARRETT MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle57.0%+7.8pp
453RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
454STONEGATE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
455VAN BUREN ELEM.
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN R-I
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
456WINDSOR HIGH
WINDSOR · HENRY CO. R-I
High57.0%+7.8pp
457STOCKTON MIDDLE
STOCKTON · STOCKTON R-I
Middle56.3%+7.1pp
458BRANSON JR. HIGH
BRANSON · BRANSON R-IV
Middle56.0%+6.8pp
459BUEKER MIDDLE
MARSHALL · MARSHALL
Middle56.0%+6.8pp
460GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.
FENTON · FOX C-6
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
461JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
462MCGREGOR ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
463MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
High56.0%+6.8pp
464NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Middle56.0%+6.8pp
465PARKADE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
466PERSHING ELEM.
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
467REBECCA BOONE ELEM.
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
468REEDS SPRING MIDDLE
REEDS SPRING · REEDS SPRING R-IV
Middle56.0%+6.8pp
469UNION CHAPEL ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
470LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary55.7%+6.5pp
471GLENWOOD ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · GLENWOOD R-VIII
Elementary55.4%+6.2pp
472COLE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary55.3%+6.1pp
473BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Middle55.0%+5.8pp
474CREST RIDGE HIGH
CENTERVIEW · JOHNSON CO. R-VII
High55.0%+5.8pp
475FESTUS MIDDLE
FESTUS · FESTUS R-VI
Middle55.0%+5.8pp
476FREEDOM ELEM.
ST ROBERT · WAYNESVILLE R-VI
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
477GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
478GRANNEMANN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
479HANNIBAL MIDDLE
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL 60
Middle55.0%+5.8pp
480JUNCTION HILL ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · JUNCTION HILL C-12
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
481KINGSTON ELEM.
CADET · KINGSTON K-14
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
482OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
OZARK · OZARK R-VI
Middle55.0%+5.8pp
483PERSHING MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle55.0%+5.8pp
484SWEENY ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
485THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
486TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
487EUGENE ELEM.
EUGENE · COLE CO. R-V
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
488HAWTHORN ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
489HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
490LINE CREEK ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
491LOUISIANA MIDDLE
LOUISIANA · LOUISIANA R-II
Middle54.0%+4.8pp
492MALDEN HIGH
MALDEN · MALDEN R-I
High54.0%+4.8pp
493NORTHEAST HIGH
CAIRO · NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV
High54.0%+4.8pp
494SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEDALIA · SEDALIA 200
Middle54.0%+4.8pp
495SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
496SOUTH MIDDLE
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Middle54.0%+4.8pp
497WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.
WHITEMAN AFB · KNOB NOSTER R-VIII
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
498STEELVILLE MIDDLE
STEELVILLE · STEELVILLE R-III
Middle53.8%+4.6pp
499SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLE
BETHANY · SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II
Middle53.5%+4.3pp
500BRYANT ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
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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.