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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
1651HUMBOLDT ACAD OF HIGHER LRNING
St. Louis · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary15.5%-29.4pp
1652OLD NORTH ACADEMY
ST. LOUIS · CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
Elementary15.5%-29.4pp
1653CLARKTON ELEM.
CLARKTON · CLARKTON C-4
Elementary15.4%-29.5pp
1654WASHINGTON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary15.4%-29.5pp
1655ADAMS ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary15.2%-29.7pp
1656GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary15.2%-29.7pp
1657MILLER CAREER ACADEMY
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
High15.2%-29.7pp
1658JEFFERSON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary15.1%-29.8pp
1659MOLINE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary15.0%-29.9pp
1660JAMESTOWN ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary14.9%-30.0pp
1661LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY
KANSAS CITY · LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY
Elementary14.8%-30.1pp
1662ROOSEVELT HIGH
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
High14.8%-30.1pp
1663WESTPORT ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary14.8%-30.1pp
1664OTTERVILLE HIGH
OTTERVILLE · OTTERVILLE R-VI
High14.7%-30.2pp
1665THE BIOME
ST. LOUIS · THE BIOME
Elementary14.7%-30.2pp
1666FERGUSON MIDDLE
FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Middle14.6%-30.3pp
1667MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GROVE EAST
St. Louis · MOMENTUM ACADEMY
Elementary14.6%-30.3pp
1668SOUTHLAND HIGH
CARDWELL · SOUTHLAND C-9
High14.6%-30.3pp
1669JAMES ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary14.4%-30.5pp
1670LILBOURN ELEMENTARY
LILBOURN · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Elementary14.4%-30.5pp
1671SOUTHEAST MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Middle14.4%-30.5pp
1672ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Middle14.3%-30.6pp
1673JURY ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary14.2%-30.7pp
1674NORTHWEST MIDDLE
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Middle14.2%-30.7pp
1675FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATE
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Middle14.1%-30.8pp
1676EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary14.0%-30.9pp
1677EAST HIGH SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
High14.0%-30.9pp
1678NORTHVIEW ELEM.
JENNINGS · JENNINGS
Elementary13.9%-31.0pp
1679HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
KANSAS CITY · HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
High13.7%-31.2pp
1680PEABODY ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary13.6%-31.3pp
1681FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-M
KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS
Middle13.4%-31.5pp
1682GRANNEMANN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary13.3%-31.6pp
1683FAXON ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary13.2%-31.7pp
1684SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary13.2%-31.7pp
1685HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary13.0%-31.9pp
1686Carnahan Middle
ST.LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle12.9%-32.0pp
1687GATEWAY MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle12.9%-32.0pp
1688MOMENTUM FOX PARK
ST. LOUIS · MOMENTUM ACADEMY
Elementary12.9%-32.0pp
1689OAK HILL ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary12.9%-32.0pp
1690BRYAN HILL ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary12.8%-32.1pp
1691LEMASTERS ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary12.7%-32.2pp
1692CENTER ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Elementary12.6%-32.3pp
1693MEADOWS ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary12.6%-32.3pp
1694AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary12.4%-32.5pp
1695NMS @ Lucas Crossing
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Middle12.4%-32.5pp
1696KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY
ST LOUIS · KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle12.3%-32.6pp
1697KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY
St. Louis · KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle12.3%-32.6pp
1698NORMANDY HIGH
ST LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
High12.3%-32.6pp
1699SOUTH CITY
ST. LOUIS · CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
Elementary12.1%-32.8pp
1700GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary12.0%-32.9pp
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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.