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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 1,116 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 49.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1BAYLESS ELEMENTARY
ST LOUIS · BAYLESS
Elementary99.0%+49.8pp
2BERNIE ELEM.
BERNIE · BERNIE R-XIII
Elementary99.0%+49.8pp
3CANTON HIGH
CANTON · CANTON R-V
High99.0%+49.8pp
4CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
5EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.
GOWER · EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)
Elementary99.0%+49.8pp
6GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
7MILL CREEK ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary99.0%+49.8pp
8NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
AUXVASSE · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
9STANBERRY ELEM.
STANBERRY · STANBERRY R-II
Elementary99.0%+49.8pp
10GAINESVILLE ELEM.
GAINESVILLE · GAINESVILLE R-V
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
11GAINESVILLE HIGH
GAINESVILLE · GAINESVILLE R-V
High98.0%+48.8pp
12HIGHLAND ELEM.
LEWISTOWN · LEWIS CO. C-1
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
13JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
14Lathrop Middle School
Lathrop · LATHROP R-II
Middle98.0%+48.8pp
15MAYSVILLE JR.-SR. HIGH
MAYSVILLE · MAYSVILLE R-I
High98.0%+48.8pp
16OSCEOLA ELEM.
OSCEOLA · OSCEOLA
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
17SOUTHVIEW ELEM.
KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
18STE. GENEVIEVE MIDDLE
STE GENEVIEVE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Middle98.0%+48.8pp
19THOMAS BENTON ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
20WILDER ELEM.
MANSFIELD · MANSFIELD R-IV
Elementary98.0%+48.8pp
21FORSYTH MIDDLE
FORSYTH · FORSYTH R-III
Middle97.5%+48.3pp
22BRISTOL ELEM.
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Elementary97.0%+47.8pp
23BUDER ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary97.0%+47.8pp
24CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Middle97.0%+47.8pp
25Hartville Middle
HARTVILLE · HARTVILLE R-II
Middle97.0%+47.8pp
26OTT ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary97.0%+47.8pp
27CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.
HOLTS SUMMIT · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary96.0%+46.8pp
28CLARK CO. MIDDLE
KAHOKA · CLARK CO. R-I
Middle96.0%+46.8pp
29OAKVILLE MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Middle96.0%+46.8pp
30PORTAGEVILLE HIGH
PORTAGEVILLE · PORTAGEVILLE
High96.0%+46.8pp
31PUTNAM CO. ELEM.
UNIONVILLE · PUTNAM CO. R-I
Elementary96.0%+46.8pp
32RANDALL ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary96.0%+46.8pp
33SOUTH ELEM.
KENNETT · KENNETT 39
Elementary96.0%+46.8pp
34THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary96.0%+46.8pp
35BINGHAM MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
36CHESTERFIELD ELEM.
CHESTERFIELD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
37FULTON MIDDLE
FULTON · FULTON 58
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
38Horizon Elementary
SMITHVILLE · SMITHVILLE R-II
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
39LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM.
ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
40LOUISIANA ELEM.
LOUISIANA · LOUISIANA R-II
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
41LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
42RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
43SUNNY POINTE ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
44ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary95.0%+45.8pp
45BUTLER ELEM.
BUTLER · BUTLER R-V
Elementary94.0%+44.8pp
46COLEMAN ELEM.
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Elementary94.0%+44.8pp
47JOHN W. LUFF ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary94.0%+44.8pp
48LAMAR MIDDLE
LAMAR · LAMAR R-I
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
49LENS
KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I
Elementary94.0%+44.8pp
50MANN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary94.0%+44.8pp
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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) Science 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.