Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in Missouri
The top ranked counties for public schools in Missouri are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in Missouri (2021)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
27%
(24 out of 88)
(24 out of 88)
24%
(64 out of 272)
(64 out of 272)
23%
(7 out of 31)
(7 out of 31)
16%
(3 out of 19)
(3 out of 19)
- Oak Grove Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Lake Road Elementary School
Rank: #20 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - O'neal Elementary School
Rank: #201 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Butler County, MO Schools
16%
(12 out of 75)
(12 out of 75)
- Nashua Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Chapel Hill Elementary School
Rank: #37 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 73%) - Epic Elementary School
Rank: #54 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Clay County, MO Schools
14%
(3 out of 21)
(3 out of 21)
- Richland Elementary School
Rank: #3 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Richland High School
Rank: #10 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Bloomfield Elementary School
Rank: #174 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Stoddard County, MO Schools
13%
(7 out of 55)
(7 out of 55)
- Mill Creek Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 68%) - Midway Heights Elementary School
Rank: #109 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%) - John Ridgeway Elementary School
Rank: #136 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Boone County, MO Schools
11%
(25 out of 233)
(25 out of 233)
- Voy Spears Junior Elementary School
Rank: #5 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%) - University Academy-upper
Rank: #17 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Chapel Lakes Elementary School
Rank: #35 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jackson County, MO Schools
10%
(4 out of 42)
(4 out of 42)
- Spring Bluff Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Franklin Co. Elementary School
Rank: #136 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - Nike Elementary School
Rank: #148 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Franklin County, MO Schools
9%
(8 out of 92)
(8 out of 92)
- Schofield Elementary School
Rank: #113 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%) - Wilson's Creek 5-6 Inter. Center
Rank: #129 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 70%) - Fair Grove High School
Rank: #132 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Greene County, MO Schools
9%
(3 out of 32)
(3 out of 32)
- Park Hill South High School
Rank: #52 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%) - Park Hill High School
Rank: #146 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 65%) - Donald D. Siegrist Elementary School
Rank: #176 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 63% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Platte County, MO Schools
6%
(3 out of 49)
(3 out of 49)
- Mark Twain Elementary School
Rank: #6 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Eugene Field Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%) - Harry S. Truman Elementary School
Rank: #75 of 2,085 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jasper County, MO Schools
5%
(3 out of 66)
(3 out of 66)
- Festus Elementary School
Rank: #13 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 78%) - Antonia Elementary School
Rank: #119 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 68%) - George Guffey Elementary School
Rank: #177 of 2,085 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jefferson County, MO Schools
4%
(5 out of 114)
(5 out of 114)
- Mallinckrodt A.b.i. Elementary School
Rank: #1 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Kennard/classical Junior Acad.
Rank: #2 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Metro High School
Rank: #8 of 2,085 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked St. Louis City, MO Schools
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