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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | WEST ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY | Elementary | 63.8% | +14.3pp |
| 402 | LYON AT BLOW ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 63.7% | +14.2pp |
| 403 | M. L. KING ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33 | Elementary | 63.7% | +14.2pp |
| 404 | MILL CREEK ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 63.7% | +14.2pp |
| 405 | MEADOWS ELEM. ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS | Elementary | 63.6% | +14.1pp |
| 406 | CARVER MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Middle | 63.5% | +14.0pp |
| 407 | GRACEMOR ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 | Elementary | 63.5% | +14.0pp |
| 408 | WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30 | Elementary | 63.5% | +14.0pp |
| 409 | DANIEL BOONE ELEM. WENTZVILLE · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III | Elementary | 63.4% | +13.9pp |
| 410 | SMITHTON MIDDLE COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 63.3% | +13.8pp |
| 411 | STURGEON MIDDLE STURGEON · STURGEON R-V | Middle | 63.3% | +13.8pp |
| 412 | CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30 | Elementary | 63.2% | +13.7pp |
| 413 | KEARNEY MIDDLE KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I | Middle | 63.2% | +13.7pp |
| 414 | LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ST. LOUIS · LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Elementary | 63.1% | +13.6pp |
| 415 | WHEATLAND ELEM. WHEATLAND · WHEATLAND R-II | Elementary | 63.1% | +13.6pp |
| 416 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KANSAS CITY · CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.5pp |
| 417 | FORSYTH ELEM. FORSYTH · FORSYTH R-III | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.5pp |
| 418 | MANOR HILL ELEM. LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53 | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.5pp |
| 419 | UNION CHAPEL ELEM. KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL | Elementary | 62.9% | +13.4pp |
| 420 | FORDLAND ELEM. FORDLAND · FORDLAND R-III | Elementary | 62.5% | +13.0pp |
| 421 | EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 62.4% | +12.9pp |
| 422 | East Trails Middle School Lee's Summit · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Middle | 62.4% | +12.9pp |
| 423 | HAWTHORN HILL ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Elementary | 62.4% | +12.9pp |
| 424 | LEXINGTON ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 62.3% | +12.8pp |
| 425 | GREEN FOREST ELEM. SALEM · GREEN FOREST R-II | Elementary | 62.1% | +12.6pp |
| 426 | MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 62.0% | +12.5pp |
| 427 | NORTH ELEM. JACKSON · JACKSON R-II | Elementary | 62.0% | +12.5pp |
| 428 | WESTVIEW ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Elementary | 62.0% | +12.5pp |
| 429 | GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. ST LOUIS · AFFTON 101 | Elementary | 61.9% | +12.4pp |
| 430 | CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 431 | Carl Junction Jr. High Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 432 | FORDLAND MIDDLE FORDLAND · FORDLAND R-III | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 433 | GREENFIELD ELEM. GREENFIELD · GREENFIELD R-IV | Elementary | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 434 | TIMBER CREEK ELEM. RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II | Elementary | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 435 | OAK RIDGE INTERMEDIATE CAMDENTON · CAMDENTON R-III | Middle | 61.7% | +12.2pp |
| 436 | WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33 | Elementary | 61.7% | +12.2pp |
| 437 | NEW HAVEN ELEM. COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Elementary | 61.5% | +12.0pp |
| 438 | SOUTH HOLT HIGH OREGON · SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I | High | 61.5% | +12.0pp |
| 439 | MCGRATH ELEM. BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD | Elementary | 61.1% | +11.6pp |
| 440 | MRH ELEMENTARY RICHMOND HEIGHTS · MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Elementary | 61.1% | +11.6pp |
| 441 | SCOTT CITY MIDDLE SCOTT CITY · SCOTT CITY R-I | Middle | 61.1% | +11.6pp |
| 442 | BROWN ELEM. FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD | Elementary | 61.0% | +11.5pp |
| 443 | EAST LYNNE ELEM. EAST LYNNE · EAST LYNNE 40 | Elementary | 61.0% | +11.5pp |
| 444 | HENRY ELEM. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Elementary | 61.0% | +11.5pp |
| 445 | HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Middle | 61.0% | +11.5pp |
| 446 | RISE Elementary NEOSHO · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.0% | +11.5pp |
| 447 | FOX HILL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 | Elementary | 60.9% | +11.4pp |
| 448 | LONEDELL ELEM. LONEDELL · LONEDELL R-14 | Elementary | 60.9% | +11.4pp |
| 449 | WOERTHER ELEM. BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI | Elementary | 60.9% | +11.4pp |
| 450 | ADVANCE HIGH ADVANCE · ADVANCE R-IV | High | 60.8% | +11.3pp |
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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.