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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
1451CUBA ELEM.
CUBA · CRAWFORD CO. R-II
Elementary12.0%-37.5pp
1452NIKE ELEM.
CATAWISSA · MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Elementary12.0%-37.5pp
1453PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE
PACIFIC · MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Middle11.8%-37.7pp
1454CRANE HIGH
CRANE · CRANE R-III
High11.4%-38.1pp
1455NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Middle11.3%-38.2pp
1456UNDERWOOD ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary11.3%-38.2pp
1457BUTLER HIGH
BUTLER · BUTLER R-V
High11.2%-38.3pp
1458THAYER ELEM.
THAYER · THAYER R-II
Elementary11.2%-38.3pp
1459BELL CITY HIGH
BELL CITY · BELL CITY R-II
High11.1%-38.4pp
1460CABOOL ELEM.
CABOOL · CABOOL R-IV
Elementary11.0%-38.5pp
1461MONROE CITY ELEM.
MONROE CITY · MONROE CITY R-I
Elementary11.0%-38.5pp
1462WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.
WELLINGTON · WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX
Elementary10.6%-38.9pp
1463HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary10.3%-39.2pp
1464BLOOMSDALE ELEM.
BLOOMSDALE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Elementary10.0%-39.5pp
1465NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY
NEW MADRID · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Elementary9.8%-39.7pp
1466MAIN STREET ELEM.
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary9.5%-40.0pp
1467MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE
MONTGOMERY CITY · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
Middle9.2%-40.3pp
1468PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
High9.2%-40.3pp
1469EAST PRAIRIE ELEM
EAST PRAIRIE · EAST PRAIRIE R-II
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
1470JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR
FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Middle9.0%-40.5pp
1471OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARY
ST LOUIS · LADUE
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
1472PLEASANT LEA ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
1473ROOSEVELT ELEM.
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
1474WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle8.9%-40.6pp
1475SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary8.8%-40.7pp
1476NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.
HOUSE SPRINGS · NORTHWEST R-I
Middle8.5%-41.0pp
1477RUSHVILLE ELEM.
RUSHVILLE · BUCHANAN CO. R-IV
Elementary8.5%-41.0pp
1478DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary8.4%-41.1pp
1479PARIS JR. HIGH
PARIS · PARIS R-II
Middle8.1%-41.4pp
1480HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE
HARRISONVILLE · HARRISONVILLE R-IX
Middle7.4%-42.1pp
1481GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY
FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary7.2%-42.3pp
1482WOODLAND ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary6.3%-43.2pp
1483TOPPING ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary5.5%-44.0pp
1484BRADLEYVILLE ELEM.
BRADLEYVILLE · BRADLEYVILLE R-I
Elementary5.0%-44.5pp
1485S.M Rissler Elementary School
Trenton · TRENTON R-IX
Elementary5.0%-44.5pp
1486ZITZMAN ELEM.
PACIFIC · MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Elementary5.0%-44.5pp
1487SCOTLAND CO. HIGH
MEMPHIS · SCOTLAND CO. R-I
High4.4%-45.1pp
1488ATLAS ELEMENTARY
ST.LOUIS · ATLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary4.0%-45.5pp
1489EASTWOOD ELEM.
MARSHALL · MARSHALL
Elementary4.0%-45.5pp
1490CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
STEELE · SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V
Elementary3.4%-46.1pp
1491CLARKTON HIGH
CLARKTON · CLARKTON C-4
High3.4%-46.1pp
1492PATTONSBURG HIGH
PATTONSBURG · PATTONSBURG R-II
High3.1%-46.4pp
1493WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Elementary3.0%-46.5pp
1494COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM.
GALLATIN · GALLATIN R-V
Elementary1.0%-48.5pp
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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.