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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in St. Louis, Missouri

Across St. Louis, Missouri, 29 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. METRO HIGH leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 44.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

98.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.1%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	METRO HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	317	98.6%	no change
2	COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	332	83.7%	—
3	MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	610	82.2%	no change
4	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	2,304	76.8%	▲ 1
5	LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	High	1,395	75.1%	▼ 1
6	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	High	461	66.1%	—
7	WEBSTER GROVES HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	High	1,253	65.4%	▲ 2
8	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	High	562	60.5%	▲ 2
9	HANCOCK SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	HANCOCK PLACE	High	369	58.9%	▲ 4
10	NORTH HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	990	52.8%	▲ 1
11	OAKVILLE SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	High	1,847	52.4%	▼ 4
12	MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	High	1,388	49.9%	no change
13	GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	High	402	49.0%	—
14	Kairos High	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	High	287	46.0%	—
15	AFFTON HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	High	761	44.1%	▼ 5
16	HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,310	42.7%	—
17	RITENOUR SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	High	2,041	29.5%	no change
18	CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	314	22.9%	▲ 3
19	SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	337	19.5%	▲ 1
20	RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	High	1,246	19.3%	—
21	THE INNOVATION SCHOOL AT CV	ST LOUIS, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	143	18.5%	▲ 5
22	GATEWAY HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	860	16.5%	▲ 1
23	MILLER CAREER ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	430	15.2%	▼ 3
24	ROOSEVELT HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	734	14.8%	—
25	NORMANDY HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	High	688	12.3%	no change
26	KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH	St. Louis, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	354	11.8%	▼ 6
27	SUMNER HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	407	9.2%	—
28	CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	High	442	7.0%	▼ 1
29	VASHON HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	621	4.2%	no change

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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