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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
751CENTRAL MIDDLE
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
752COMBS ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
753FORDER ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
754GLASGOW ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
755NIPHER MIDDLE
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
756NORTHEAST MIDDLE
CREVE COEUR · PARKWAY C-2
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
757OAK BROOK ELEM.
BALLWIN · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
758OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · FORT OSAGE R-I
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
759SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARY
SHELBINA · SHELBY CO. R-IV
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
760W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
761WEST ELEM.
PARK HILLS · CENTRAL R-III
Elementary33.0%-16.2pp
762YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
763ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY
SUGAR CREEK · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
764BROWN ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
765DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
766EDGAR ROAD ELEM.
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
767ELLISVILLE ELEM.
ELLISVILLE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
768HARDIN MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · ST. CHARLES R-VI
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
769HILLSBORO JR. HIGH
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
770LAURENCE J. DALY ELEM.
FAYETTE · FAYETTE R-III
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
771MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
772NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
773ROSE ACRES ELEM.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary32.0%-17.2pp
774WEST COUNTY MIDDLE
PARK HILLS · WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
775WOODLAND MIDDLE
Marble Hill · WOODLAND R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
776BRITTANY WOODS
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
777HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary31.0%-18.2pp
778JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary31.0%-18.2pp
779KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
780PIPKIN MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
781SAPPINGTON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary31.0%-18.2pp
782CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
783FAIRMOUNT ELEM.
ST PETERS · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
784FARMINGTON MIDDLE
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
785FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
786LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
787LARIMORE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
788LUSHER ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
789MATHIS ELEMENTARY
HAYTI · HAYTI R-II
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
790MILL CREEK ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
791MONTGOMERY CITY ELEM.
MONTGOMERY CITY · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
792RISING HILL ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
793SOUTH MIDDLE
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
794WOHLWEND ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary30.0%-19.2pp
795BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOURBON · CRAWFORD CO. R-I
Middle29.1%-20.1pp
796Academie Lafayette Armour IMS
KANSAS CITY · ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
Middle29.0%-20.2pp
797BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH.
Elementary29.0%-20.2pp
798CENTRAL ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary29.0%-20.2pp
799CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL
KANSAS CITY · CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS
Elementary29.0%-20.2pp
800DERBY RIDGE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary29.0%-20.2pp
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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.