Best Schools for Low-income Students in Missouri (2026)
These are the Missouri public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM. St Louis | 92% | 92% | 126 | A+ |
| 2 | BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC St Louis | 92% | 87% | 189 | A+ |
| 3 | GROVESPRING ELEM. Grovespring | 85% | 85% | 33 | A+ |
| 4 | OAK GROVE ELEM. Poplar Bluff | 82% | 82% | 96 | A+ |
| 5 | EUGENE FIELD ELEM. Poplar Bluff | 87% | 77% | 79 | A+ |
| 6 | HALE ELEM. Hale | 70% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 7 | JAMES WALKER ELEM. Blue Springs | 72% | 77% | 124 | B+ |
| 8 | MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY Matthews | 77% | 67% | 67 | A+ |
| 9 | HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. Webb City | 72% | 72% | 85 | A+ |
| 10 | FESTUS ELEM. Festus | 67% | 77% | 97 | A+ |
| 11 | MARK TWAIN ELEM. Webb City | 67% | 72% | 115 | A+ |
| 12 | SKYLINE ELEM. Urbana | 65% | 75% | 55 | A+ |
| 13 | MOSAIC ELEMENTARY St. Louis | 70% | 70% | 22 | A+ |
| 14 | MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE Maryland Heights | 75% | 65% | 41 | A+ |
| 15 | SPARTA ELEM. Sparta | 65% | 75% | 60 | A+ |
| 16 | KINGSTON ELEM. Cadet | 67% | 72% | 196 | B |
| 17 | EUGENE FIELD ELEM. Webb City | 67% | 72% | 110 | A+ |
| 18 | MARK TWAIN ELEM. Brentwood | 70% | 70% | 23 | A+ |
| 19 | PARKVIEW ELEM. Sedalia | 67% | 67% | 125 | A+ |
| 20 | THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. Blue Springs | 67% | 67% | 137 | B |
| 21 | LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. Blue Springs | 67% | 62% | 78 | B+ |
| 22 | VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. Lee's Summit | 65% | 65% | 37 | A+ |
| 23 | BLANCHARD ELEM. Cape Girardeau | 67% | 62% | 133 | A+ |
| 24 | WALT DISNEY ELEM. Marceline | 65% | 65% | 49 | A+ |
| 25 | O'NEAL ELEM. Poplar Bluff | 67% | 62% | 129 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICHLAND ELEM. Essex | 82% | 87% | 67 | A |
| 2 | LAKE ROAD ELEM. Poplar Bluff | 77% | 82% | 110 | B |
| 3 | LINCOLN COLLEGE ACADEMY MIDDLE Kansas City | 78% | 72% | 360 | A |
| 4 | ATLANTA ELEM. Atlanta | 65% | 85% | 37 | A+ |
| 5 | BRADLEYVILLE ELEM. Bradleyville | 65% | 75% | 35 | A+ |
| 6 | SPRING BLUFF ELEM. Sullivan | 70% | 70% | 25 | A+ |
| 7 | ROCK PORT ELEM. Rock Port | 75% | 65% | 42 | A+ |
| 8 | TROJAN INTERMEDIATE Potosi | 66% | 66% | 508 | A+ |
| 9 | ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Oran | 65% | 65% | 56 | A+ |
| 10 | MARK TWAIN ELEM. Rueter | 55% | 75% | 31 | A+ |
| 11 | ADVANCE ELEM. Advance | 57% | 67% | 74 | A |
| 12 | BERNIE ELEM. Bernie | 72% | 52% | 111 | A+ |
| 13 | GREEN FOREST ELEM. Salem | 57% | 67% | 101 | A+ |
| 14 | NEELYVILLE ELEM. Neelyville | 57% | 67% | 136 | B+ |
| 15 | Manes R-V School District Mountain Grove | 50% | 70% | 27 | A+ |
| 16 | Academie Lafayette Armour IMS Kansas City | 65% | 55% | 54 | A+ |
| 17 | SKYLINE MIDDLE Urbana | 52% | 57% | 126 | A+ |
| 18 | COLE CAMP ELEM. Cole Camp | 52% | 57% | 61 | C+ |
| 19 | BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE Bloomfield | 57% | 52% | 99 | B |
| 20 | HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. West Plains | 55% | 55% | 58 | A+ |
| 21 | MANSFIELD JR. HIGH Mansfield | 52% | 57% | 94 | A+ |
| 22 | PHELPS CO. ELEM. Edgar Springs | 57% | 52% | 72 | A+ |
| 23 | THAYER ELEM. Thayer | 52% | 57% | 113 | C+ |
| 24 | SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. Sweet Springs | 55% | 55% | 50 | B |
| 25 | PRINCETON R-V ELEM. Princeton | 45% | 65% | 45 | A+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | METRO HIGH St Louis | 92% | 72% | 77 | A+ |
| 2 | COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO St. Louis | 92% | 72% | 69 | A+ |
| 3 | MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. St Louis | 84% | 73% | 429 | A+ |
| 4 | FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH St Peters | 85% | 65% | 31 | A+ |
| 5 | LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. Kansas City | 92% | 52% | 159 | A+ |
| 6 | FORDLAND HIGH Fordland | 70% | — | 21 | B+ |
| 7 | RICHLAND HIGH Essex | 75% | 65% | 42 | A+ |
| 8 | SOUTH CALLAWAY HIGH Mokane | — | 70% | 18 | A+ |
| 9 | HERCULANEUM HIGH Herculaneum | 75% | 65% | 51 | A+ |
| 10 | EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH Kansas City | — | 67% | 0 | A |
| 11 | POTOSI HIGH Potosi | 72% | 62% | 173 | A+ |
| 12 | KEARNEY HIGH Kearney | 65% | — | 37 | A+ |
| 13 | HERMANN HIGH Hermann | 65% | — | 32 | A |
| 14 | UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER Kansas City | 75% | 55% | 31 | A+ |
| 15 | ATLANTA HIGH Atlanta | 70% | 50% | 30 | B+ |
| 16 | BRAYMER HIGH Braymer | 55% | 65% | 36 | A+ |
| 17 | BRUNSWICK HIGH Brunswick | 70% | 50% | 24 | B+ |
| 18 | FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH O'fallon | 57% | 62% | 72 | A+ |
| 19 | COLE CAMP HIGH Cole Camp | 70% | 50% | 22 | A+ |
| 20 | SKYLINE HIGH Urbana | 70% | 50% | 29 | A+ |
| 21 | MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH Maplewood | 65% | 55% | 43 | A+ |
| 22 | ROCK PORT HIGH Rock Port | 70% | 50% | 28 | A+ |
| 23 | EAST NEWTON HIGH Granby | 65% | 55% | 57 | A |
| 24 | FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH St Charles | 65% | 55% | 49 | A+ |
| 25 | WEST HIGH Ballwin | 65% | 55% | 41 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology