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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
101JAMES LEWIS ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
102LINCOLN ELEM.
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
103LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY
GLADSTONE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
104MCGRATH ELEM.
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
105PARIS ELEM.
PARIS · PARIS R-II
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
106SMITHTON MIDDLE
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle89.0%+39.8pp
107FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M
KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS
Middle88.0%+38.8pp
108LAWSON ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
109PECULIAR ELEM.
PECULIAR · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
110PERRYVILLE ELEM.
PERRYVILLE · PERRY CO. 32
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
111PITCHER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
112SULLIVAN ELEM.
SULLIVAN · SULLIVAN
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
113AURORA JR. HIGH
AURORA · AURORA R-VIII
Middle87.0%+37.8pp
114BISMARCK R-V HIGH
BISMARCK · BISMARCK R-V
High87.0%+37.8pp
115FATIMA ELEM.
WESTPHALIA · OSAGE CO. R-III
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
116GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
117JEFFERSON ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
118KORTE ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
119MALDEN LOWER ELEM.
MALDEN · MALDEN R-I
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
120WESTVIEW ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
121ANTONIA ELEM.
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
122BODE MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
123CENTRAL ELEM.
MILLER · MILLER R-II
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
124GARRETT ELEM.
HAZELWOOD · HAZELWOOD
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
125HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
126HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE
LEMAY · HANCOCK PLACE
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
127KELLISON ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
128NEW HAVEN ELEM.
NEW HAVEN · NEW HAVEN
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
129OAKVILLE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
130SCOTT CO. MIDDLE
BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
131TRUMAN ELEM.
NEVADA · NEVADA R-V
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
132VAN BUREN HIGH
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN R-I
High86.0%+36.8pp
133WASHINGTON MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
134BROOKFIELD MIDDLE
BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD R-III
Middle85.2%+36.0pp
135CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE
CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
136Carl Junction Intermediate
Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
137DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
138DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE
Doniphan · DONIPHAN R-I
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
139FISK ELEMENTARY
FISK · TWIN RIVERS R-X
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
140HAWTHORNE ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
141HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
142SEYMOUR MIDDLE
SEYMOUR · SEYMOUR R-II
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
143THORPE J. GORDON ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
144WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
145WESTRAN ELEM.
HUNTSVILLE · WESTRAN R-I
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
146WESTRIDGE ELEM.
BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
147STRAFFORD MIDDLE
STRAFFORD · STRAFFORD R-VI
Middle84.2%+35.0pp
148CENTRAL ELEM.
WESTON · WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
149CREEKMOOR ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
150CRESTVIEW MIDDLE
ELLISVILLE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle84.0%+34.8pp
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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.