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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
1001KEARNEY ELEM.
KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I
Elementary12.0%-37.2pp
1002LEWIS ELEMENTARY
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS · EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40
Elementary12.0%-37.2pp
1003MCKINLEY ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary12.0%-37.2pp
1004MILLER HIGH
MILLER · MILLER R-II
High12.0%-37.2pp
1005OSAGE MIDDLE
OSAGE BEACH · SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE
Middle12.0%-37.2pp
1006PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary12.0%-37.2pp
1007SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
SENECA · SENECA R-VII
Middle12.0%-37.2pp
1008WEBB CITY MIDDLE
WEBB CITY · WEBB CITY R-VII
Middle12.0%-37.2pp
1009BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1010COLE CAMP ELEM.
COLE CAMP · COLE CAMP R-I
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1011HOECH MIDDLE
ST ANN · RITENOUR
Middle11.0%-38.2pp
1012HOLDEN MIDDLE
HOLDEN · HOLDEN R-III
Middle11.0%-38.2pp
1013MATTHEWS ELEM.
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1014Milan C-2 High School
MILAN · MILAN C-2
High11.0%-38.2pp
1015PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1016SCOTLAND CO. HIGH
MEMPHIS · SCOTLAND CO. R-I
High11.0%-38.2pp
1017SCOTT CO. ELEM.
BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1018SHERWOOD ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1019WILDER ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary11.0%-38.2pp
1020MOCA-S
SPRINGFIELD · STURGEON R-V
Combined10.3%-38.9pp
1021CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE R-IX
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1022CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE
CARUTHERSVILLE · CARUTHERSVILLE 18
Middle10.0%-39.2pp
1023CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC
ST. LOUIS · CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1024CRESTWOOD ELEM.
ST LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1025DARDENNE ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1026F. P. TILLMAN ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1027GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1028KELLY A BURLISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREDERICKTOWN · FREDERICKTOWN R-I
Middle10.0%-39.2pp
1029MEADOWMERE ELEM.
GRANDVIEW · GRANDVIEW C-4
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1030STANTON ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1031THAYER ELEM.
THAYER · THAYER R-II
Elementary10.0%-39.2pp
1032BECKY-DAVID ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1033BOSWELL ELEM.
LEBANON · LEBANON R-III
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1034CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
MANCHESTER · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1035CONGRESS MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle9.0%-40.2pp
1036CROSSROADS ELEM.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1037HIGHLAND JR.-SR. HIGH
LEWISTOWN · LEWIS CO. C-1
High9.0%-40.2pp
1038JEFFERSON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1039MEADOW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PATTON · MEADOW HEIGHTS R-II
Middle9.0%-40.2pp
1040MOLINE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1041PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Middle9.0%-40.2pp
1042RAYMORE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1043WESTPORT ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary9.0%-40.2pp
1044EL DORADO SPRINGS MIDDLE
EL DORADO SPRINGS · EL DORADO SPRINGS R-II
Middle8.0%-41.2pp
1045MARION ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Elementary8.0%-41.2pp
1046NORTHGATE MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Middle8.0%-41.2pp
1047STONY POINT ELEM.
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Elementary8.0%-41.2pp
1048WARREN HILLS ELEM.
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary8.0%-41.2pp
1049WASHINGTON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary8.0%-41.2pp
1050COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle7.0%-42.2pp
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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.