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%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NIXA · Nixa Public Schools | Middle | 73.6% | +24.1pp |
| 202 | DESOTO JR. HIGH DESOTO · DESOTO 73 | Middle | 73.4% | +23.9pp |
| 203 | GRANDVIEW MIDDLE GRANDVIEW · GRANDVIEW C-4 | Middle | 73.4% | +23.9pp |
| 204 | LACLEDE ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 73.3% | +23.8pp |
| 205 | CARDEN PARK ELEM St. Joseph · ST. JOSEPH | Elementary | 73.2% | +23.7pp |
| 206 | WILDWOOD ELEM. SARCOXIE · SARCOXIE R-II | Elementary | 73.1% | +23.6pp |
| 207 | BLUE EYE ELEM. BLUE EYE · BLUE EYE R-V | Elementary | 73.0% | +23.5pp |
| 208 | BROOKFIELD MIDDLE BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD R-III | Middle | 73.0% | +23.5pp |
| 209 | CROCKER ELEM. CROCKER · CROCKER R-II | Elementary | 73.0% | +23.5pp |
| 210 | HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL | Elementary | 73.0% | +23.5pp |
| 211 | MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM. ARNOLD · FOX C-6 | Elementary | 72.9% | +23.4pp |
| 212 | SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. MOKANE · SOUTH CALLAWAY CO. R-II | Elementary | 72.9% | +23.4pp |
| 213 | SOUTH ELEMENTARY EDWARDS · WARSAW R-IX | Elementary | 72.9% | +23.4pp |
| 214 | VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV | Elementary | 72.9% | +23.4pp |
| 215 | WALT DISNEY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Elementary | 72.9% | +23.4pp |
| 216 | GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V | Middle | 72.7% | +23.2pp |
| 217 | BUDER ELEM. ST ANN · RITENOUR | Elementary | 72.5% | +23.0pp |
| 218 | DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE FESTUS · JEFFERSON CO. R-VII | Middle | 72.3% | +22.8pp |
| 219 | GAINESVILLE ELEM. GAINESVILLE · GAINESVILLE R-V | Elementary | 72.3% | +22.8pp |
| 220 | DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE Doniphan · DONIPHAN R-I | Elementary | 72.2% | +22.7pp |
| 221 | APPLETON CITY ELEM. APPLETON CITY · APPLETON CITY R-II | Elementary | 72.1% | +22.6pp |
| 222 | LEOPOLD ELEM. LEOPOLD · LEOPOLD R-III | Elementary | 72.1% | +22.6pp |
| 223 | EAST ELEM. OZARK · OZARK R-VI | Elementary | 72.0% | +22.5pp |
| 224 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIMAX SPRINGS · CLIMAX SPRINGS R-IV | Elementary | 72.0% | +22.5pp |
| 225 | INGELS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1 | Elementary | 72.0% | +22.5pp |
| 226 | DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53 | Middle | 71.9% | +22.4pp |
| 227 | BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 228 | CRESTWOOD ELEM. ST LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 229 | GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE ST. LOUIS · GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 230 | KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 231 | KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE KANSAS CITY · KC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | Elementary | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 232 | ROGERS MIDDLE ST LOUIS · AFFTON 101 | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 233 | DOGWOOD ELEM. KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I | Elementary | 71.5% | +22.0pp |
| 234 | MCGREGOR ELEM. SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Elementary | 71.5% | +22.0pp |
| 235 | Dover Hill Elementary JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.4% | +21.9pp |
| 236 | FORDER ELEM. ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Elementary | 71.4% | +21.9pp |
| 237 | BERNARD MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 238 | COLE CAMP HIGH COLE CAMP · COLE CAMP R-I | High | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 239 | NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL AUXVASSE · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I | Middle | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 240 | PARKWAY ELEM. ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH | Elementary | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 241 | SUNNY POINTE ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV | Elementary | 71.2% | +21.7pp |
| 242 | COLD WATER ELEM. FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD | Elementary | 71.0% | +21.5pp |
| 243 | BUTLER ELEM. BUTLER · BUTLER R-V | Elementary | 70.9% | +21.4pp |
| 244 | DREXEL ELEM. DREXEL · DREXEL R-IV | Elementary | 70.7% | +21.2pp |
| 245 | HODGEN ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 70.7% | +21.2pp |
| 246 | NORTH MIDDLE JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.6% | +21.1pp |
| 247 | THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY | Middle | 70.6% | +21.1pp |
| 248 | DERBY RIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 70.5% | +21.0pp |
| 249 | LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53 | Elementary | 70.5% | +21.0pp |
| 250 | PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. CARUTHERSVILLE · PEMISCOT CO. R-III | Elementary | 70.5% | +21.0pp |
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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.