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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
901VIENNA ELEM.
VIENNA · MARIES CO. R-I
Elementary21.0%-28.2pp
902WHEATON HIGH
WHEATON · WHEATON R-III
High21.0%-28.2pp
903WILLIAMS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary21.0%-28.2pp
904Missouri Virtual Academy
HILLSBORO · GRANDVIEW R-II
Combined20.1%-29.1pp
905BUTLER HIGH
BUTLER · BUTLER R-V
High20.0%-29.2pp
906CEDAR HILL ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
907DANIEL BOONE ELEM.
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
908EASTWOOD HILLS ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
909ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
ELLINGTON · SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II
High20.0%-29.2pp
910JOURNEY ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
911OAK HILL ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
912PLAZA MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle20.0%-29.2pp
913SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
914SHERWOOD MIDDLE
CREIGHTON · SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII
Middle20.0%-29.2pp
915SHOAL CREEK ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
916WEST BLVD. ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary20.0%-29.2pp
917CASTLIO ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
918CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE
CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
919DENT-PHELPS ELEM.
SALEM · DENT-PHELPS R-III
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
920HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.
HOUSE SPRINGS · NORTHWEST R-I
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
921LEMASTERS ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
922MARION C. EARLY ELEM.
MORRISVILLE · MARION C. EARLY R-V
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
923NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY
NEW MADRID · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
924OAK GROVE MIDDLE
OAK GROVE · OAK GROVE R-VI
Middle19.0%-30.2pp
925RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLE
Peculiar · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Middle19.0%-30.2pp
926SALISBURY ELEM.
SALISBURY · SALISBURY R-IV
Elementary19.0%-30.2pp
927SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SIKESTON · SIKESTON R-6
Middle19.0%-30.2pp
928SOUTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE
MOKANE · SOUTH CALLAWAY CO. R-II
Middle19.0%-30.2pp
929UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
Middle19.0%-30.2pp
930ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLE
IRONTON · ARCADIA VALLEY R-II
Middle18.9%-30.3pp
931BEL-NOR
ST.LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
932CRAIG ELEM.
ST LOUIS · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
933EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE
EASTON · EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)
Middle18.0%-31.2pp
934FESTUS INTERMEDIATE
FESTUS · FESTUS R-VI
Middle18.0%-31.2pp
935GERALD ELEM.
GERALD · GASCONADE CO. R-II
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
936LONGVIEW FARM ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
937OAK RIDGE HIGH
OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI
High18.0%-31.2pp
938SALEM UPPER ELEM.
SALEM · SALEM R-80
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
939TWILLMAN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
940UNDERWOOD ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary18.0%-31.2pp
941WEST PLATTE MIDDLE
WESTON · WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
Middle18.0%-31.2pp
942SOUTH CITY
ST. LOUIS · CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
Elementary17.3%-31.9pp
943BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE
BOWLING GREEN · BOWLING GREEN R-I
Middle17.0%-32.2pp
944LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.
ST JAMES · ST. JAMES R-I
Elementary17.0%-32.2pp
945MOUNT HOPE ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary17.0%-32.2pp
946RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Middle17.0%-32.2pp
947SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH
STEELE · SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V
High17.0%-32.2pp
948WESTHOFF ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary17.0%-32.2pp
949CALEDONIA ELEM.
CALEDONIA · VALLEY R-VI
Elementary16.0%-33.2pp
950CASSVILLE INTERMEDIATE
CASSVILLE · CASSVILLE R-IV
Elementary16.0%-33.2pp
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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.