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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
1151ROSE ACRES ELEM.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary34.5%-15.0pp
1152WALT DISNEY ELEM.
MARCELINE · MARCELINE R-V
Elementary34.5%-15.0pp
1153BOIS D'ARC ELEM.
BOIS D'ARC · ASH GROVE R-IV
Middle34.4%-15.1pp
1154FRANKLIN CO. ELEM.
NEW HAVEN · FRANKLIN CO. R-II
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
1155HAMILTON ELEM.
HAMILTON · HAMILTON R-II
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
1156WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY
GRANT CITY · WORTH CO. R-III
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
1157Jasper Co. High School
Jasper · JASPER CO. R-V
High34.3%-15.2pp
1158MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary34.3%-15.2pp
1159WINFIELD MIDDLE
WINFIELD · WINFIELD R-IV
Middle34.3%-15.2pp
1160HAWTHORNE ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
1161LONGVIEW FARM ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
1162Orchard Farm Elementary
St. Charles · ORCHARD FARM R-V
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
1163SCHUYLER CO. HIGH
QUEEN CITY · SCHUYLER CO. R-I
High34.0%-15.5pp
1164GLASGOW HIGH
GLASGOW · GLASGOW
High33.9%-15.6pp
1165STEWARTSVILLE ELEM.
STEWARTSVILLE · STEWARTSVILLE C-2
Elementary33.8%-15.7pp
1166WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle33.8%-15.7pp
1167WESTCHESTER ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary33.8%-15.7pp
1168KNOX CO. HIGH
EDINA · KNOX CO. R-I
High33.7%-15.8pp
1169SMITHTON HIGH
SMITHTON · SMITHTON R-VI
High33.7%-15.8pp
1170TRAILRIDGE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary33.6%-15.9pp
1171HERMANN MIDDLE
HERMANN · GASCONADE CO. R-I
Middle33.5%-16.0pp
1172SALISBURY ELEM.
SALISBURY · SALISBURY R-IV
Elementary33.4%-16.1pp
1173BRAYMER HIGH
BRAYMER · BRAYMER C-4
High33.3%-16.2pp
1174MARK TWAIN ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary33.3%-16.2pp
1175POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
POPLAR BLUFF · POPLAR BLUFF R-I
Middle33.3%-16.2pp
1176RAYMORE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary33.3%-16.2pp
1177RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLE
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Middle33.2%-16.3pp
1178ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL
ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V
High33.1%-16.4pp
1179BLUE EYE MIDDLE
BLUE EYE · BLUE EYE R-V
Middle33.1%-16.4pp
1180NORTHEAST MIDDLE
CREVE COEUR · PARKWAY C-2
Middle33.1%-16.4pp
1181ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary33.1%-16.4pp
1182CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY
PIEDMONT · CLEARWATER R-I
Elementary33.0%-16.5pp
1183HILLSBORO JR. HIGH
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle33.0%-16.5pp
1184WEST LANE ELEM.
JACKSON · JACKSON R-II
Elementary33.0%-16.5pp
1185CREEKMOOR ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary32.9%-16.6pp
1186LOCKWOOD ELEM.
LOCKWOOD · LOCKWOOD R-I
Elementary32.9%-16.6pp
1187WENTZVILLE MIDDLE
WENTZVILLE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Middle32.9%-16.6pp
1188GRANBY
GRANBY · EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI
Elementary32.8%-16.7pp
1189CHEROKEE MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle32.7%-16.8pp
1190CLARKTON ELEM.
CLARKTON · CLARKTON C-4
Elementary32.7%-16.8pp
1191CONGRESS MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle32.7%-16.8pp
1192BALLWIN ELEM.
BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary32.6%-16.9pp
1193YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle32.6%-16.9pp
1194KEEVEN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary32.5%-17.0pp
1195RAYTOWN MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · RAYTOWN C-2
Middle32.5%-17.0pp
1196CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle32.4%-17.1pp
1197HOLCOMB HIGH
HOLCOMB · HOLCOMB R-III
High32.4%-17.1pp
1198LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.
ST JAMES · ST. JAMES R-I
Elementary32.4%-17.1pp
1199STOUTLAND HIGH
STOUTLAND · STOUTLAND R-II
High32.4%-17.1pp
1200WILLIAMS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary32.3%-17.2pp
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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) 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.