Missouri

Missouri
General Information
Member of SO since	1987
Total teams	143 ( 30% 2021 to 2022)
Division B Champion	Ladue Middle School
Division C Champion	Pembroke Hill High School
State Tournament Location	Westminster College, Fulton
Website	www.missouriso.org/home

Missouri is a state with a long history of participation in Science Olympiad, having hosted teams since 1987. The state sent two teams from each division to the National Tournament from 1989 to 2017, with the state losing one bid in both divisions for the 2018 season. However, during the 2021 season, the state regained its second bid in Division B. Starting from that season, Missouri sends two Division B teams and one Division C team to the National Tournament.

History

Missouri teams tend to fare strongly at the national tournament, often netting top-20 finishes. Throughout Missouri Science Olympiad's history, the school districts of Ladue and Pembroke Hill have typically dominated the state competition.

Past State Champions

This is a record of the past state champions and runners up, and their respective places at the national competition. Scores at the state competition may be shown in parentheses.

Season	Division B					Division C
	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place
	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team
1987	Pembroke Hill Middle School	30th
1988	Pembroke Hill Middle School	19th				Ladue Horton Watkins High School	41st
1989	Plattsburg Junior High School	36th				Oak Park High School	7th	Hickman High School	12th
1990	Plattsburg Junior High School	9th				Ladue Horton Watkins High School	23rd	Pembroke Hill High School	26th
1991	Plattsburg Junior High School	10th	Excelsior Springs School	12th		Pembroke Hill High School	6th	Oak Park High School	14th
1992	Plattsburg Junior High School	9th	Excelsior Springs School	16th		Pembroke Hill High School	11th	Ladue Horton Watkins High School	23rd
1993	Ladue Middle School	13th	Plattsburg Junior High School	16th		Oak Park High School	7th	Pembroke Hill High School	29th
1994	Ladue Middle School	15th	New Mark Middle School	27th		Oak Park High School	21st	Pembroke Hill High School	30th
1995	Ladue Middle School	13th	Crestview Middle School	31st		Pembroke Hill High School	11th	Oak Park High School	18th
1996	Ladue Middle School	11th	Plattsburg Junior High School	25th		Pembroke Hill High School	3rd	Oak Park High School	12th
1997	Plattsburg Junior High	30th	New Mark Middle School	34th		Oak Park High School	8th	Pembroke High School	16th
1998	New Mark Middle School	9th	Ladue Middle School	12th		Pembroke Hill High School	16th	Oak Park High School	20th
1999	Plattsburg Junior High	7th	Ladue Middle School	15th		Oak Park High School	15th	Pembroke Hill High School	16th
2000	New Mark Middle School	5th	Ladue Middle School	19th		Oak Park High School	16th	Pembroke Hill High School	18th
2001	Ladue Middle School	22nd	Plattsburg Junior High	25th		Oak Park High School	5th	Plattsburg High School	41st
2002	New Mark Middle School	15th	Ladue Middle School	22nd		Oak Park High School	11th	Pembroke Hill High School	29th
2003	Ladue Middle School	19th	Summit Lakes Middle School	32nd		Pembroke Hill High School	17th	Oak Park High School	15th
2004	Plattsburg Junior High	23rd	Ladue Middle School	28th		Oak Park High School	18th	Pembroke Hill High School	25th
2005	Ladue Middle School	7th	Summit Lakes Middle School	32nd		Pembroke Hill High School	17th	Oak Park High School	18th
2006	Ladue Middle School	14th	Pembroke Hill Middle School	15th		Oak Park High School	26th	Pembroke Hill High School	29th
2007	Pembroke Hill Middle School	16th	Ladue Middle School	T-17th		Pembroke Hill High School	24th	Oak Park High School	27th
2008	Pembroke Hill Middle School	12th	Summit Lakes Middle School	27th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School	16th	Oak Park High School	24th
2009	Pembroke Hill Middle School (105)	13th	Ladue Middle School (111)	26th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (110)	25th	Pembroke Hill High School (161)	35th
2010	Ladue Middle School (93)	11th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (132)	22nd		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (129)	21st	Pembroke Hill High School (130)	27th
2011	Pembroke Hill Middle School (95)	9th	Ladue Middle School (147)	27th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (96)	25th	Pembroke Hill High School (101)	34th
2012	Ladue Middle School (70)	22nd	Pembroke Hill Middle School (71)	18th		Pembroke Hill High School (57)	26th	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (90)	19th
2013	Ladue Middle School (79)	22nd	Pembroke Hill Middle School (101)	19th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (100)	32nd	Pembroke Hill High School (118)	34th
2014	Ladue Middle School (62)	8th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (66)	13th		Pembroke Hill High School (132)	28th	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (142)	39th
2015	Ladue Middle School (59)	13th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (67)	15th		Pembroke Hill High School (87)	33rd	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (122)	38th
2016	Ladue Middle School (72)	14th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (108)	27th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (93)	21st	Pembroke Hill High School (97)	26th
2017	Ladue Middle School (65)	14th	Wydown Middle School (103)	33rd		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (60)	11th	Pembroke Hill High School (104)	23rd
2018	Pembroke Hill Middle School (69)	22nd	Ladue Middle School (70)	N/A		Pembroke Hill High School (61)	19th	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (74)	N/A
2019	Ladue Middle School (69)	11th	Wydown Middle School (117)	N/A		Pembroke Hill High School (82)	24th	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (94)	N/A
2020	Cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak
2021	Ladue Middle School (23)	13th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (50)	37th		Ladue Horton Watkins High School (28)	22nd	Pembroke Hill High School (51)	N/A
2022	Ladue Middle School (53)	19th	Pembroke Hill Middle School (58)	25th		Pembroke Hill High School (95)	31st	Ladue Horton Watkins High School (101)	N/A	Clayton High School (158)

Competitions

Name	Type	Date	Division	Format
Clayton Invitational	Invitational	2021-02-06	C	Mini
Northwest Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B	Satellite
Northwest Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-13	C	Satellite
Northeast Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Satellite
Kansas City Area Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Satellite
West Central Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-20	B/C	Satellite
Central Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Satellite
St. Louis Area Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B	Satellite
St. Louis Area Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	C	Satellite
Southwest Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Satellite
Southeast Missouri Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Satellite
2021 Missouri State Tournament	State	2021-04-10	B/C	Satellite

Results

2000 B/C

2003 (Top 10) B/C

2006 B/C

Available results newer than 2010 can be found at the State Tournament Results page.

Teams

The following list reflects team registration in the 2020-2021 season. Schools in bold have qualified for the National Tournament in the past five years.

Region	Participating Schools: Division B	Participating Schools: Division C	Inactive Teams
Region 1: Northwest Missouri Major cities: St. Joseph Tournament Sites: Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville (Division B) North Central Missouri College, Trenton (Division C)	Pattonsburg Junior High School South Harrison Middle School Stanberry Junior High School	Maysville High School Northeast Nodaway High School Pattonsburg High School South Harrison High School Stanberry High School	Chillicothe Middle School King City Junior High School King City High School Missouri Academy Robidoux Middle School
Region 2: Northeast Missouri Major cities: Hannibal, Kirksville Tournament Site: Truman State University, Kirksville	Brookfield Middle School Brunswick Junior High School Canton Junior High School Hannibal Middle School Palmyra Middle School Smithton Middle School	Brookfield High School Brunswick High School Canton High School Kirksville High School Macon High School Milan High School Moberly High School Northeast R-IV High School Palmyra High School Salisbury High School	Linn County Junior High School Linn County High School Marceline Middle School Marceline High School Moberly Middle School Mary Immaculate Middle School William Matthew Middle School
Region 3: Kansas City Metropolitan Area Tournament Site: William Jewell College, Liberty	Excelsior Springs Middle School Kearney Middle School Lathrop Middle School Pembroke Hill Middle School Platte City Middle School Plattsburg Middle School Richmond Middle School	North Kansas City High School Northland Christian High School Oak Park High School Platte County High School Pembroke Hill High School Plattsburg High School Staley High School Winnetonka High School	Excelsior Springs High School Lexington Middle School Oak Grove Middle School St. Paul's Episcopal Day School
Region 4: West Central Missouri Major cities: Sedalia, Warrensburg Tournament Site: University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg	Concordia Middle School Hale Junior High School Harrisonville Middle School Holden Middle School Hume Middle School Lafayette County Middle School Laura Speed Elliott Middle School Rich Hill Junior High School Warrensburg Middle School	Cole Camp High School Concordia High School Hale High School Holden High School Hume High School Lafayette County High School Warrensburg High School	Carrollton Middle School Rich Hill High School
Region 5: Central Missouri Major cities: Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla Tournament Site: Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla	Cuba Middle School Gentry Middle School Jefferson Middle School Smithton Middle School St. Patrick School Steelville Middle School	Battle High School Cuba High School Hickman High School Lebanon High School Rock Bridge High School	Columbia Independent School Rolla High School Union Middle School West Middle School
Region 6: St. Louis Metropolitan Area Tournament Sites: Ladue Middle School, St. Louis (Division B) Lindenwood University, St. Charles (Division C)	Franklin County Junior High School Ladue Middle School Sperreng Middle School Union Middle School Wydown Middle School	Clayton High School Duchesne High School Ladue Horton Watkins High School Lindbergh High School Marquette High School Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School Union High School Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill High School	John Burroughs School Parkway Central Middle School Parkway Northeast Middle School Parkway West Middle School
Region 7: Southwest Missouri Major cities: Joplin, Springfield, Branson Tournament Site: Missouri State University, Springfield	Central Middle School Cherokee Middle School Greenwood Lab Middle School Hickory Hills Middle School Immaculate Conception Middle School Ozark Middle School Pershing Middle School Pipkin Middle School St. Agnes Middle School St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Taneyville Middle School The Summit Preparatory School	Central High School Greenwood Lab High School Kickapoo High School Monett High School Ozark High School Parkview High School Springfield Catholic High School	Carver Middle School Carthage High School Fordland Middle School Glendale High School Jarrett Middle School Joplin High School Lutie High School Mountain Grove Middle School Webb City High School
Region 8: Southeast Missouri Major cities: Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff Tournament Site: Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau	East Prairie Junior High School Sikeston Junior High School	East Prairie High School Scott City High School Sikeston High School	Fredericktown High School New Madrid County Central High School