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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 1,494 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.5%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
651CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary52.7%+3.2pp
652ELDON MIDDLE
ELDON · ELDON R-I
Middle52.7%+3.2pp
653FREDERICKTOWN INTERMEDIATE
FREDERICKTOWN · FREDERICKTOWN R-I
Elementary52.7%+3.2pp
654NEWBURG HIGH
NEWBURG · NEWBURG R-II
High52.7%+3.2pp
655STE. GENEVIEVE MIDDLE
STE GENEVIEVE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Middle52.7%+3.2pp
656WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH
WILLARD · WILLARD R-II
Middle52.7%+3.2pp
657WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE
WINFIELD · WINFIELD R-IV
Elementary52.7%+3.2pp
658DELTA C-7 ELEM.
DEERING · DELTA C-7
Elementary52.6%+3.1pp
659NEVADA MIDDLE
NEVADA · NEVADA R-V
Middle52.6%+3.1pp
660RIVERBEND SCH.
PACIFIC · MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Middle52.6%+3.1pp
661BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATE
BRANSON · BRANSON R-IV
Middle52.5%+3.0pp
662HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE
LEMAY · HANCOCK PLACE
Middle52.4%+2.9pp
663MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER
Middle52.4%+2.9pp
664PLAZA MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle52.4%+2.9pp
665FAIRWAY ELEM.
WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary52.3%+2.8pp
666CENTRAL ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary52.2%+2.7pp
667DUELLO ELEM.
LAKE ST LOUIS · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary52.1%+2.6pp
668KING CITY HIGH
KING CITY · KING CITY R-I
High52.1%+2.6pp
669KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY
Kansas City · KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY
Elementary52.1%+2.6pp
670NORTHEAST HIGH
CAIRO · NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV
High52.1%+2.6pp
671ORAN HIGH SCHOOL
ORAN · ORAN R-III
High52.1%+2.6pp
672SOUTH IRON ELEM.
ANNAPOLIS · SOUTH IRON CO. R-I
Elementary52.1%+2.6pp
673SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Middle52.1%+2.6pp
674TRADITIONAL SCH.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary52.1%+2.6pp
675WEST ELEM.
PARK HILLS · CENTRAL R-III
Elementary52.1%+2.6pp
676CAMPBELL ELEM.
CAMPBELL · CAMPBELL R-II
Elementary52.0%+2.5pp
677KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE
KNOB NOSTER · KNOB NOSTER R-VIII
Middle52.0%+2.5pp
678NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Middle52.0%+2.5pp
679SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.
ASHLAND · SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I
Elementary52.0%+2.5pp
680SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM.
SOUTHWEST CITY · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Elementary52.0%+2.5pp
681BABLER ELEM.
GLENCOE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary51.9%+2.4pp
682CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Middle51.9%+2.4pp
683OAK HILL ELEM.
SALEM · OAK HILL R-I
Elementary51.9%+2.4pp
684BUEKER MIDDLE
MARSHALL · MARSHALL
Middle51.8%+2.3pp
685CEDAR HILL ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary51.8%+2.3pp
686ELLINGTON ELEMENTARY
ELLINGTON · SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II
Elementary51.8%+2.3pp
687NORTH ANDREW MIDDLE
ROSENDALE · NORTH ANDREW CO. R-VI
Middle51.8%+2.3pp
688SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Middle51.8%+2.3pp
689TRUMAN MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle51.8%+2.3pp
690WASHINGTON MONTESSORI
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary51.8%+2.3pp
691MACKS CREEK ELEM.
MACKS CREEK · MACKS CREEK R-V
Elementary51.7%+2.2pp
692MARIES CO. MIDDLE
BLAND · MARIES CO. R-II
Middle51.7%+2.2pp
693SEQUIOTA ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary51.7%+2.2pp
694CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE
CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI
Elementary51.6%+2.1pp
695BIRCH TREE ELEM.
BIRCH TREE · MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III
Elementary51.5%+2.0pp
696MOUNT HOPE ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.5%+2.0pp
697MOMENTUM FOX PARK
ST. LOUIS · MOMENTUM ACADEMY
Elementary51.4%+1.9pp
698BARNWELL MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Middle51.3%+1.8pp
699CLAYMONT ELEM.
BALLWIN · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary51.3%+1.8pp
700GREENFIELD HIGH
GREENFIELD · GREENFIELD R-IV
High51.3%+1.8pp
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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) English Language Arts 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.