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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
301CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.
CRYSTAL CITY · CRYSTAL CITY 47
Elementary68.4%+18.9pp
302MEADVILLE ELEM.
MEADVILLE · MEADVILLE R-IV
Elementary68.4%+18.9pp
303BEL-NOR
ST.LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary68.3%+18.8pp
304Campbellton Elementary
New Haven · WASHINGTON
Elementary68.3%+18.8pp
305LONE JACK HIGH
LONE JACK · LONE JACK C-6
High68.3%+18.8pp
306SUMMERSVILLE HIGH
SUMMERSVILLE · SUMMERSVILLE R-II
High68.2%+18.7pp
307JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARSAW · WARSAW R-IX
Middle68.1%+18.6pp
308MCCURDY ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary68.1%+18.6pp
309INDEPENDENCE ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary68.0%+18.5pp
310JEFFERSON ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary68.0%+18.5pp
311MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.
STOVER · MORGAN CO. R-I
Elementary68.0%+18.5pp
312SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTER
KANSAS CITY · SCUOLA VITA NUOVA
Elementary68.0%+18.5pp
313ASH GROVE HIGH
ASH GROVE · ASH GROVE R-IV
High67.8%+18.3pp
314LINCOLN HIGH
LINCOLN · LINCOLN R-II
High67.8%+18.3pp
315FIELD ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary67.7%+18.2pp
316ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary67.6%+18.1pp
317HALFWAY ELEM.
HALFWAY · HALFWAY R-III
Elementary67.5%+18.0pp
318MRH MIDDLE
MAPLEWOOD · MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS
Middle67.5%+18.0pp
319PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Elementary67.5%+18.0pp
320PRINCETON R-V JR.-SR. HIGH
PRINCETON · PRINCETON R-V
High67.5%+18.0pp
321RICHLAND ELEM.
ESSEX · RICHLAND R-I
Elementary67.5%+18.0pp
322DORA ELEM.
DORA · DORA R-III
Elementary67.4%+17.9pp
323LOUISIANA MIDDLE
LOUISIANA · LOUISIANA R-II
Middle67.4%+17.9pp
324BISMARCK R-V ELEM.
BISMARCK · BISMARCK R-V
Elementary67.3%+17.8pp
325HAWTHORN ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.3%+17.8pp
326KORTE ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary67.3%+17.8pp
327SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary67.2%+17.7pp
328HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEM
KANSAS CITY · HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Elementary67.1%+17.6pp
329JACKSON PARK ELEM.
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Elementary67.1%+17.6pp
330NORTH SHELBY ELEM.
SHELBYVILLE · NORTH SHELBY
Elementary67.1%+17.6pp
331ANTONIA ELEM.
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Elementary67.0%+17.5pp
332CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARROLLTON · CARROLLTON R-VII
Elementary67.0%+17.5pp
333MASON ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary67.0%+17.5pp
334STOCKTON ELEM.
STOCKTON · STOCKTON R-I
Elementary67.0%+17.5pp
335DELTA HIGH
DELTA · DELTA R-V
High66.9%+17.4pp
336MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary66.9%+17.4pp
337ST. JAMES MIDDLE
ST JAMES · ST. JAMES R-I
Middle66.9%+17.4pp
338THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary66.9%+17.4pp
339LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM.
ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
Middle66.7%+17.2pp
340ORRICK ELEM.
ORRICK · ORRICK R-XI
Elementary66.7%+17.2pp
341PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
ST LOUIS · PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary66.7%+17.2pp
342NEW BLOOMFIELD ELEM.
NEW BLOOMFIELD · NEW BLOOMFIELD R-III
Elementary66.5%+17.0pp
343BLADES ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary66.4%+16.9pp
344FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle66.4%+16.9pp
345GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS
St. Louis · GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS
Elementary66.4%+16.9pp
346PHEASANT POINT ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.4%+16.9pp
347STURGEON ELEMENTARY
STURGEON · STURGEON R-V
Elementary66.3%+16.8pp
348BUDER ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary66.2%+16.7pp
349EUGENE ELEM.
EUGENE · COLE CO. R-V
Elementary66.2%+16.7pp
350BRYAN MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Middle66.1%+16.6pp
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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.