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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
801DIXON ELEM.
DIXON · DIXON R-I
Elementary47.5%-2.0pp
802FARMINGTON MIDDLE
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Middle47.5%-2.0pp
803FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary47.5%-2.0pp
804OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
OZARK · OZARK R-VI
Middle47.5%-2.0pp
805PURDY ELEM.
PURDY · PURDY R-II
Elementary47.5%-2.0pp
806SULLIVAN ELEM.
SULLIVAN · SULLIVAN
Elementary47.5%-2.0pp
807BELAIR ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary47.4%-2.1pp
808MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.
BELTON · BELTON 124
Middle47.4%-2.1pp
809PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.
PORTAGEVILLE · PORTAGEVILLE
Elementary47.4%-2.1pp
810REPUBLIC MIDDLE
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Middle47.4%-2.1pp
811CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARY
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary47.3%-2.2pp
812ALPHA HART LEWIS
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary47.1%-2.4pp
813SECKMAN MIDDLE
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Middle47.1%-2.4pp
814SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
SIKESTON · SIKESTON R-6
Middle47.1%-2.4pp
815SWEENY ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary47.1%-2.4pp
816CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
817JACKSON MIDDLE
JACKSON · JACKSON R-II
Middle47.0%-2.5pp
818JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle47.0%-2.5pp
819ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM.
ST ANN · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
820YORK ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
821ARCHIE ELEMENTARY
ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V
Elementary46.9%-2.6pp
822CENTER MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Middle46.9%-2.6pp
823FESTUS INTERMEDIATE
FESTUS · FESTUS R-VI
Middle46.9%-2.6pp
824FAIR PLAY ELEM.
FAIR PLAY · FAIR PLAY R-II
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
825GRADEN ELEM.
PARKVILLE · PARK HILL
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
826PARKADE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
827THE BIOME
ST. LOUIS · THE BIOME
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
828WABASH ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
829GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary46.7%-2.8pp
830HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle46.7%-2.8pp
831WATKINS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary46.7%-2.8pp
832HURLEY ELEM.
HURLEY · HURLEY R-I
Elementary46.6%-2.9pp
833MANSFIELD JR. HIGH
MANSFIELD · MANSFIELD R-IV
Middle46.6%-2.9pp
834NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH
WARDELL · NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I
High46.6%-2.9pp
835TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary46.6%-2.9pp
836CEDAR CREEK ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary46.5%-3.0pp
837SUNRISE ELEM.
RICHMOND · RICHMOND R-XVI
Elementary46.5%-3.0pp
838WALNUT GROVE HIGH
WALNUT GROVE · WALNUT GROVE R-V
High46.5%-3.0pp
839BLAIR OAKS INTERMEDIATE
JEFFERSON CITY · BLAIR OAKS R-II
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
840CLEARWATER MIDDLE
PIEDMONT · CLEARWATER R-I
Middle46.4%-3.1pp
841CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL
KANSAS CITY · CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
842MATHIS ELEMENTARY
HAYTI · HAYTI R-II
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
843ANDERSON ELEM.
ANDERSON · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Elementary46.3%-3.2pp
844ST. ELIZABETH HIGH
ST ELIZABETH · ST. ELIZABETH R-IV
High46.3%-3.2pp
845GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.
FENTON · FOX C-6
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
846HUDSON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
847PRICE ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
848SANTA FE HIGH
ALMA · SANTA FE R-X
High46.2%-3.3pp
849ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH
ST CLAIR · ST. CLAIR R-XIII
Middle46.2%-3.3pp
850CHILLICOTHE ELEM
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Elementary46.1%-3.4pp
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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.