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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
1051LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE MIDDLE
ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
Middle38.8%-10.7pp
1052PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Middle38.8%-10.7pp
1053Viburnum High
Viburnum · IRON CO. C-4
High38.8%-10.7pp
1054LIBERTY OAKS ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary38.7%-10.8pp
1055OAKVILLE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary38.7%-10.8pp
1056BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELTON · BELTON 124
Middle38.6%-10.9pp
1057HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Middle38.6%-10.9pp
1058PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.6%-10.9pp
1059HIGHLAND PARK ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary38.5%-11.0pp
1060NORTH ELEM.
HOLTS SUMMIT · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary38.5%-11.0pp
1061RUSSELLVILLE HIGH
RUSSELLVILLE · COLE CO. R-I
High38.5%-11.0pp
1062WASHINGTON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary38.5%-11.0pp
1063BRYAN HILL ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary38.4%-11.1pp
1064TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
TIPTON · TIPTON R-VI
Middle38.4%-11.1pp
1065GATEWAY ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary38.3%-11.2pp
1066SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SIKESTON · SIKESTON R-6
Middle38.3%-11.2pp
1067GLENDALE ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary38.2%-11.3pp
1068SPOKANE MIDDLE
SPOKANE · SPOKANE R-VII
Middle38.2%-11.3pp
1069CUBA MIDDLE
CUBA · CRAWFORD CO. R-II
Middle38.1%-11.4pp
1070CLINTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CLINTON · CLINTON
Elementary38.0%-11.5pp
1071OAK RIDGE HIGH
OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI
High38.0%-11.5pp
1072ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Middle38.0%-11.5pp
1073COLE CAMP ELEM.
COLE CAMP · COLE CAMP R-I
Elementary37.9%-11.6pp
1074TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary37.9%-11.6pp
1075SECKMAN ELEM.
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Elementary37.8%-11.7pp
1076MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MACON · MACON CO. R-I
Middle37.7%-11.8pp
1077WARRIOR RIDGE ELEM.
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Elementary37.7%-11.8pp
1078BODE MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle37.6%-11.9pp
1079GIBSON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary37.6%-11.9pp
1080MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE
MOUNTAIN GROVE · MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III
Middle37.6%-11.9pp
1081SPRING VALLEY ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary37.6%-11.9pp
1082RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.
ELLISVILLE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary37.4%-12.1pp
1083SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL
SALEM · SALEM R-80
Middle37.4%-12.1pp
1084TRUMAN ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Elementary37.4%-12.1pp
1085VALLEY PARK ELEM.
VALLEY PARK · VALLEY PARK
Elementary37.4%-12.1pp
1086HOLDEN ELEM.
HOLDEN · HOLDEN R-III
Elementary37.3%-12.2pp
1087LIBERAL ELEM.
LIBERAL · LIBERAL R-II
Elementary37.3%-12.2pp
1088MALDEN HIGH
MALDEN · MALDEN R-I
High37.3%-12.2pp
1089SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
BALLWIN · PARKWAY C-2
Middle37.3%-12.2pp
1090IBERIA ELEM.
IBERIA · IBERIA R-V
Elementary37.2%-12.3pp
1091CALEDONIA ELEM.
CALEDONIA · VALLEY R-VI
Elementary37.1%-12.4pp
1092EPIC ELEMENTARY
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary37.1%-12.4pp
1093BLUE HILLS ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · FORT OSAGE R-I
Elementary37.0%-12.5pp
1094BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOURBON · CRAWFORD CO. R-I
Elementary37.0%-12.5pp
1095INDIAN TRAILS ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · FORT OSAGE R-I
Elementary37.0%-12.5pp
1096MORGAN CO. ELEM.
VERSAILLES · MORGAN CO. R-II
Elementary37.0%-12.5pp
1097DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary36.9%-12.6pp
1098JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLE
POTOSI · POTOSI R-III
Middle36.9%-12.6pp
1099LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY
ST LOUIS · LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY
Middle36.9%-12.6pp
1100STOCKTON MIDDLE
STOCKTON · STOCKTON R-I
Middle36.9%-12.6pp
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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.