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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MAP year (2024-25). 1,765 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.9%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1551DERBY RIDGE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary22.6%-22.3pp
1552EAST ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary22.5%-22.4pp
1553Greenways Academy
BOONVILLE · BOONVILLE R-I
Combined22.5%-22.4pp
1554WYLAND ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Elementary22.5%-22.4pp
1555CHARLESTON HIGH
CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I
High22.4%-22.5pp
1556CROCKER HIGH
CROCKER · CROCKER R-II
High22.4%-22.5pp
1557SOUTH MIDDLE
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Middle22.3%-22.6pp
1558RITENOUR MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Middle22.2%-22.7pp
1559MEADOW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PATTON · MEADOW HEIGHTS R-II
Middle22.0%-22.9pp
1560FAIRMOUNT ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary21.9%-23.0pp
1561GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELE
ST. LOUIS · GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS
Elementary21.9%-23.0pp
1562LICKING ELEM.
LICKING · LICKING R-VIII
Elementary21.9%-23.0pp
1563STEELVILLE MIDDLE
STEELVILLE · STEELVILLE R-III
Middle21.8%-23.1pp
1564KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Middle21.7%-23.2pp
1565KRATZ ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Elementary21.7%-23.2pp
1566MCCURDY ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary21.7%-23.2pp
1567MCGREGOR ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary21.6%-23.3pp
1568KEEVEN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary21.5%-23.4pp
1569OAK RIDGE ELEM.
OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI
Elementary21.4%-23.5pp
1570WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary21.4%-23.5pp
1571Missouri Virtual Academy
HILLSBORO · GRANDVIEW R-II
Combined21.3%-23.6pp
1572CHILHOWEE HIGH
CHILHOWEE · CHILHOWEE R-IV
High21.1%-23.8pp
1573GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS
Middle21.1%-23.8pp
1574HIGBEE ELEM.
HIGBEE · HIGBEE R-VIII
Elementary21.0%-23.9pp
1575THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Pagedale · THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Elementary20.9%-24.0pp
1576WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN HS
WELLSVILLE · WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I
High20.9%-24.0pp
1577LAKELAND HIGH
DEEPWATER · LAKELAND R-III
High20.8%-24.1pp
1578HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary20.7%-24.2pp
1579ROBIDOUX MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle20.7%-24.2pp
1580SPRING VALLEY ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary20.7%-24.2pp
1581HUMANSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Humansville · HUMANSVILLE R-IV
Middle20.5%-24.4pp
1582LEXINGTON MIDDLE
LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON R-V
Middle20.5%-24.4pp
1583MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE
MONTGOMERY CITY · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
Middle20.5%-24.4pp
1584WOODLAND ELEM.
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Elementary20.5%-24.4pp
1585BRITTANY WOODS
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Middle20.4%-24.5pp
1586HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Middle20.3%-24.6pp
1587NEWBURG ELEM.
NEWBURG · NEWBURG R-II
Elementary20.2%-24.7pp
1588ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary20.1%-24.8pp
1589GREENFIELD ELEM.
GREENFIELD · GREENFIELD R-IV
Elementary20.1%-24.8pp
1590CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW MADRID · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Middle19.7%-25.2pp
1591SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary19.6%-25.3pp
1592Woerner Elem
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary19.6%-25.3pp
1593SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
High19.5%-25.4pp
1594HICKMAN MILLS SOUTH MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Middle19.4%-25.5pp
1595JENNINGS HIGH
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
High19.3%-25.6pp
1596MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH
ST. LOUIS · MOMENTUM ACADEMY
Elementary19.3%-25.6pp
1597PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary19.3%-25.6pp
1598RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
High19.3%-25.6pp
1599MACKS CREEK ELEM.
MACKS CREEK · MACKS CREEK R-V
Elementary19.2%-25.7pp
1600SHERWOOD MIDDLE
CREIGHTON · SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII
Middle19.2%-25.7pp
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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.