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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. EAST MIDDLE leads the list at 92.0%, against a median of 56.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.3%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	EAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	167	92.0%
2	Carnahan Middle	ST.LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	214	89.1%
3	OAKVILLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	629	87.6%
4	SOUTHEAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	491	86.7%
5	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	429	82.4%
6	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR	ST.LOUIS, MO	NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Middle	134	81.3%
7	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	Middle	426	71.8%
8	ROGERS MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	Middle	555	71.8%
9	BERNARD MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	577	71.3%
10	BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	Middle	385	69.3%
11	GATEWAY MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	382	69.1%
12	R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Middle	578	68.5%
13	MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	549	64.4%
14	BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	361	60.1%
15	LADUE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	1,053	58.9%
16	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	Middle	737	56.3%
17	ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	941	54.7%
18	LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	290	54.7%
19	NMS @ Lucas Crossing	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Middle	620	52.8%
20	COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	419	50.8%
21	LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER	ST. LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	357	46.0%
22	KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY	St. Louis, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	305	45.8%
23	ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	289	43.3%
24	KAIROS ACADEMIES	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	Middle	228	42.5%
25	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	816	39.0%
26	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	Middle	260	36.9%
27	GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	Middle	218	36.5%
28	YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	300	32.6%
29	CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	396	32.4%
30	KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	409	20.8%
31	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Middle	982	18.1%

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