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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Jackson County, Missouri

Across Jackson County, Missouri, 30 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 48.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jackson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.1%

BEST IN READING · JACKSON COUNTY, 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	LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,999	74.6%	no change
4	GRAIN VALLEY HIGH	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	High	1,482	70.0%	no change
5	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	401	66.5%	—
6	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	High	2,299	64.8%	▲ 3
7	LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,940	61.8%	▼ 1
8	LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,989	61.2%	▼ 1
9	BLUE SPRINGS HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	High	2,429	60.1%	▼ 1
10	LONE JACK HIGH	LONE JACK, MO	LONE JACK C-6	High	400	53.9%	▲ 4
11	WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,417	52.3%	▲ 2
12	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	High	458	52.2%	—
13	OAK GROVE HIGH	OAK GROVE, MO	OAK GROVE R-VI	High	604	50.6%	no change
14	TRUMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,720	50.1%	▼ 3
15	GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	High	1,203	49.9%	▲ 1
16	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	High	1,299	46.4%	▲ 1
17	RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	1,089	46.4%	—
18	FORT OSAGE HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	High	1,545	38.8%	▼ 5
19	VAN HORN HIGH	INDEPENDNCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,067	37.6%	—
20	RAYTOWN SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	1,280	32.8%	—
21	CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Kansas City, MO	CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS	High	406	32.0%	▲ 1
22	CENTER SR. HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	CENTER 58	High	679	29.9%	—
23	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	669	29.0%	▼ 1
24	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	519	26.7%	no change
25	NORTHEAST HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	732	24.6%	—
26	KIPP KC LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL	Kansas City, MO	KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY	High	382	18.3%	▲ 1
27	SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	498	16.8%	▲ 1
28	DeLaSalle Charter High School	Kansas City, MO	DELASALLE CHARTER SCHOOL	High	196	16.0%	▲ 1
29	EAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	1,155	14.0%	▼ 3
30	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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