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

Across St. Louis, Missouri, 31 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER leads the list at 79.2%, against a median of 22.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

22.8%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER	ST. LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	357	79.2%	no change
2	LADUE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	1,053	73.0%	no change
3	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Middle	982	62.6%	no change
4	OAKVILLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	629	61.6%	no change
5	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	429	54.6%	▲ 2
6	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	816	53.5%	▼ 1
7	ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	941	52.1%	▼ 1
8	BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	Middle	385	51.1%	▲ 4
9	BERNARD MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	577	48.4%	no change
10	ROGERS MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	Middle	555	47.8%	▲ 1
11	MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	549	44.0%	▼ 1
12	EAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	167	42.4%	▲ 2
13	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	Middle	426	42.3%	▼ 5
14	GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	Middle	218	28.8%	▼ 1
15	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR	ST.LOUIS, MO	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Middle	134	28.5%	▲ 1
16	BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	361	22.8%	▲ 1
17	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	Middle	737	22.2%	▲ 1
18	KAIROS ACADEMIES	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	Middle	228	17.7%	▼ 3
19	SOUTHEAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	491	14.4%	▲ 2
20	GATEWAY MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	382	12.9%	▲ 6
21	Carnahan Middle	ST.LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	214	12.9%	▲ 3
22	NMS @ Lucas Crossing	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Middle	620	12.4%	▲ 1
23	KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	409	12.3%	▼ 3
24	KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY	St. Louis, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	305	12.3%	▼ 5
25	CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	396	9.2%	▲ 3
26	COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	419	8.5%	▼ 4
27	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	Middle	260	8.3%	▼ 2
28	R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Middle	578	7.9%	▲ 2
29	ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	289	7.8%	no change
30	LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	290	6.0%	▼ 3
31	YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	300	6.0%	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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