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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Kansas City, Missouri

Across Kansas City, Missouri, 20 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. leads the list at 84.6%, against a median of 37.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kansas City, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.3%

BEST IN READING · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	997	84.6%	no change
2	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHS	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	High	118	80.9%	—
3	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	401	66.5%	—
4	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	High	1,947	65.2%	▲ 1
5	STALEY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	2,091	60.7%	▼ 1
6	NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	1,719	54.0%	no change
7	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	High	458	52.2%	—
8	OAK PARK HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	1,755	50.2%	no change
9	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	High	1,299	46.4%	no change
10	WINNETONKA HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	1,238	42.6%	—
11	CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Kansas City, MO	CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS	High	406	32.0%	▲ 1
12	CENTER SR. HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	CENTER 58	High	679	29.9%	—
13	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	669	29.0%	▼ 1
14	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	519	26.7%	no change
15	NORTHEAST HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	732	24.6%	—
16	KIPP KC LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL	Kansas City, MO	KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY	High	382	18.3%	▲ 1
17	SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	498	16.8%	▲ 1
18	DeLaSalle Charter High School	Kansas City, MO	DELASALLE CHARTER SCHOOL	High	196	16.0%	▲ 1
19	EAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	1,155	14.0%	▼ 3
20	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY	KANSAS CITY, MO	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY	High	318	13.7%	—

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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