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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
501GLENDALE ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
502GREEN PINES ELEM.
WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
503HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
504MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
505ROBINWOOD ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
506Smithville Middle
SMITHVILLE · SMITHVILLE R-II
Middle53.0%+3.8pp
507WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle53.0%+3.8pp
508WESTRIDGE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
509WOOD ELEM.
FT LEONARD WOOD · WAYNESVILLE R-VI
Elementary53.0%+3.8pp
510CALIFORNIA MIDDLE
CALIFORNIA · MONITEAU CO. R-I
Middle52.9%+3.7pp
511FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary52.4%+3.2pp
512ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM.
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
513ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
BARNHART · FOX C-6
Middle52.0%+2.8pp
514Alton High
Alton · ALTON R-IV
High52.0%+2.8pp
515BLOOMSDALE ELEM.
BLOOMSDALE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
516BRYAN MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Middle52.0%+2.8pp
517CENTRAL ELEM.
DEXTER · DEXTER R-XI
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
518Northwest 5th Grade Center
MARSHALL · MARSHALL
Middle52.0%+2.8pp
519OAK GROVE ELEM.
OAK GROVE · OAK GROVE R-VI
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
520THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
521TIMBER CREEK ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary52.0%+2.8pp
522CABOOL MIDDLE
CABOOL · CABOOL R-IV
Middle51.5%+2.3pp
523SPARTA MIDDLE
SPARTA · SPARTA R-III
Middle51.5%+2.3pp
524TANEYVILLE ELEM.
TANEYVILLE · TANEYVILLE R-II
Elementary51.4%+2.2pp
525BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.
BOLIVAR · BOLIVAR R-I
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
526CEDAR CREEK ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
527CLAYMONT ELEM.
BALLWIN · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
528EXETER ELEM.
EXETER · EXETER R-VI
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
529HOLLISTER ELEM.
HOLLISTER · HOLLISTER R-V
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
530LAKELAND ELEM.
DEEPWATER · LAKELAND R-III
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
531LINCOLN HIGH
LINCOLN · LINCOLN R-II
High51.0%+1.8pp
532NEELYVILLE ELEM.
NEELYVILLE · NEELYVILLE R-IV
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
533SAVANNAH MIDDLE
SAVANNAH · SAVANNAH R-III
Middle51.0%+1.8pp
534UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER
KANSAS CITY · UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
Elementary51.0%+1.8pp
535KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE
KANSAS CITY · KC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Elementary50.6%+1.4pp
536ARCHIE ELEMENTARY
ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
537EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE
ELLSINORE · EAST CARTER CO. R-II
Middle50.0%+0.8pp
538EUREKA ELEM.
EUREKA · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
539GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
540HICKORY HILLS MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle50.0%+0.8pp
541HIXSON MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Middle50.0%+0.8pp
542LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
543LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE MIDDLE
ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
Middle50.0%+0.8pp
544NORTH GLENDALE ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
545PURDY ELEM.
PURDY · PURDY R-II
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
546STAPLETON ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary50.0%+0.8pp
547WARRENSBURG MIDDLE
WARRENSBURG · WARRENSBURG R-VI
Middle50.0%+0.8pp
548LEXINGTON MIDDLE
LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON R-V
Middle49.5%+0.3pp
549BEASLEY ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary49.0%-0.2pp
550BELLERIVE ELEM.
CREVE COEUR · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary49.0%-0.2pp
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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.