Missouri schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | DERBY RIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 22.6% | -22.3pp |
| 1552 | EAST ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY | Elementary | 22.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1553 | Greenways Academy BOONVILLE · BOONVILLE R-I | Combined | 22.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1554 | WYLAND ELEM. ST LOUIS · RITENOUR | Elementary | 22.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1555 | CHARLESTON HIGH CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I | High | 22.4% | -22.5pp |
| 1556 | CROCKER HIGH CROCKER · CROCKER R-II | High | 22.4% | -22.5pp |
| 1557 | SOUTH MIDDLE RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2 | Middle | 22.3% | -22.6pp |
| 1558 | RITENOUR MIDDLE ST LOUIS · RITENOUR | Middle | 22.2% | -22.7pp |
| 1559 | MEADOW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL PATTON · MEADOW HEIGHTS R-II | Middle | 22.0% | -22.9pp |
| 1560 | FAIRMOUNT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30 | Elementary | 21.9% | -23.0pp |
| 1561 | GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELE ST. LOUIS · GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS | Elementary | 21.9% | -23.0pp |
| 1562 | LICKING ELEM. LICKING · LICKING R-VIII | Elementary | 21.9% | -23.0pp |
| 1563 | STEELVILLE MIDDLE STEELVILLE · STEELVILLE R-III | Middle | 21.8% | -23.1pp |
| 1564 | KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM. JENNINGS · JENNINGS | Middle | 21.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1565 | KRATZ ELEM. ST LOUIS · RITENOUR | Elementary | 21.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1566 | MCCURDY ELEM. FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD | Elementary | 21.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1567 | MCGREGOR ELEM. SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Elementary | 21.6% | -23.3pp |
| 1568 | KEEVEN ELEM. ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD | Elementary | 21.5% | -23.4pp |
| 1569 | OAK RIDGE ELEM. OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI | Elementary | 21.4% | -23.5pp |
| 1570 | WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33 | Elementary | 21.4% | -23.5pp |
| 1571 | Missouri Virtual Academy HILLSBORO · GRANDVIEW R-II | Combined | 21.3% | -23.6pp |
| 1572 | CHILHOWEE HIGH CHILHOWEE · CHILHOWEE R-IV | High | 21.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1573 | GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS | Middle | 21.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1574 | HIGBEE ELEM. HIGBEE · HIGBEE R-VIII | Elementary | 21.0% | -23.9pp |
| 1575 | THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Pagedale · THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | Elementary | 20.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1576 | WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN HS WELLSVILLE · WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I | High | 20.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1577 | LAKELAND HIGH DEEPWATER · LAKELAND R-III | High | 20.8% | -24.1pp |
| 1578 | HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II | Elementary | 20.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1579 | ROBIDOUX MIDDLE ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH | Middle | 20.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1580 | SPRING VALLEY ELEM. RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2 | Elementary | 20.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1581 | HUMANSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Humansville · HUMANSVILLE R-IV | Middle | 20.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1582 | LEXINGTON MIDDLE LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON R-V | Middle | 20.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1583 | MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE MONTGOMERY CITY · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II | Middle | 20.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1584 | WOODLAND ELEM. JENNINGS · JENNINGS | Elementary | 20.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1585 | BRITTANY WOODS UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY | Middle | 20.4% | -24.5pp |
| 1586 | HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1 | Middle | 20.3% | -24.6pp |
| 1587 | NEWBURG ELEM. NEWBURG · NEWBURG R-II | Elementary | 20.2% | -24.7pp |
| 1588 | ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 20.1% | -24.8pp |
| 1589 | GREENFIELD ELEM. GREENFIELD · GREENFIELD R-IV | Elementary | 20.1% | -24.8pp |
| 1590 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW MADRID · NEW MADRID CO. R-I | Middle | 19.7% | -25.2pp |
| 1591 | SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 19.6% | -25.3pp |
| 1592 | Woerner Elem ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 19.6% | -25.3pp |
| 1593 | SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | High | 19.5% | -25.4pp |
| 1594 | HICKMAN MILLS SOUTH MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1 | Middle | 19.4% | -25.5pp |
| 1595 | JENNINGS HIGH JENNINGS · JENNINGS | High | 19.3% | -25.6pp |
| 1596 | MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH ST. LOUIS · MOMENTUM ACADEMY | Elementary | 19.3% | -25.6pp |
| 1597 | PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33 | Elementary | 19.3% | -25.6pp |
| 1598 | RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS | High | 19.3% | -25.6pp |
| 1599 | MACKS CREEK ELEM. MACKS CREEK · MACKS CREEK R-V | Elementary | 19.2% | -25.7pp |
| 1600 | SHERWOOD MIDDLE CREIGHTON · SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII | Middle | 19.2% | -25.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MAP % Proficient + Advanced threshold on the latest available MAP 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.