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Mehlville School District students continue to see improved academic performance

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Mehlville School District students continue to make gains on Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests throughout most grade levels and subjects. In 2025, the Mehlville School District saw more students scoring advanced or proficient on Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests across almost all grade levels and subjects.

The district showed the most improvement in math scores. On average, the percentage of students scoring advanced or proficient jumped 8.1 percentage points. The biggest increase in scores was in eighth-grade math and Algebra 1.

On average, Mehlville School District students showed year-over-year growth in all four areas tested:

  • Math scores grew by 8.1 percentage points, with 53.5 percent of students testing advanced or proficient in 2025.
  • Science scores grew by 2.9 percentage points, with 45.9 percent of students testing advanced or proficient in 2025.
  • English language arts scores grew by 1.4 percentage points, with 52.3 percent of students testing advanced or proficient in 2025.
  • Social studies scores grew by 1.4 percentage points, with 53.2 percent of students testing advanced or proficient in 2025.

“Our educators are whole-heartedly committed to the academic success of each of our students,” said Dr. Jeff Haug, Superintendent of Schools. “The continued improvement reflected in our MAP scores is a testament to their professional collaboration and focus on using the best instructional strategies for the students in their classrooms.”

Watch the presentation to the Mehlville Board of Education on MAP test results.

MAP scores are one way the Mehlville School District measures student success. MAP tests are required in Missouri public schools and measure how well Missouri students are learning the skills and knowledge outlined in the Missouri Learning Standards. Students get scores that place them in one of four performance levels: Advanced, Proficient, Basic and Below Basic.

Mehlville School District maintains improvement in Annual Performance Report scores

Mehlville School District also saw its Annual Performance Report score remain steady at 91.7 percent. This places Mehlville’s score among the top 8 percent of school districts in the state.

Annual Performance Reports, published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provides data on the individual performance of local education agencies. The APR score is based on the standards and indicators in the Missouri School Improvement Program. APR scores are used by the Missouri State Board of Education to determine accreditation status. Mehlville School District is fully accredited.

Mehlville School District had APR scores of 93.2 percent in 2024 and 77.9 percent in 2023.

A commitment to meaningful accountability

Mehlville School District remains forward-thinking when it comes to accountability and student assessment. Mehlville is one of 59 school districts in Missouri working to design a better way to measure student success. This group, the Success-Ready Students Network, is piloting more accountable measures of each student’s success in our schools beyond standardized testing.

While the current APR provides performance scores for most school district/charter schools, the Success-Ready Students Network (SRSN) uses an alternate APR for 59 proactive school districts. As a member of this network, Mehlville School District has published a Success-Ready Students Dashboard, which goes beyond standardized testing. This alternate model, approved by the State Board of Education, seeks to align assessment and accountability to promote personalizing learning and real-world learning opportunities in ways that support every student in being high school, college, career and workplace ready.