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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in St. Louis city, Missouri, drawn from 87 qualifying public schools. METRO HIGH leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 14.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
87
St. Louis city, Missouri
Top % Proficient (Reading)
98.6%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
14.6%
BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS CITY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1METRO HIGHST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh31798.6%no change
2MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary31392.0%no change
3BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. ACST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary26088.6%no change
4COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIOST. LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh33283.7%—
5MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh61082.2%no change
6LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMYST. LOUIS, MOLAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMYElementary41466.9%no change
7GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHST. LOUIS, MOGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISHigh46166.1%—
8THE SOULARD SCHOOLST.LOUIS, MOTHE SOULARD SCHOOLElementary13854.4%▲ 1
9GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISSt. Louis, MOGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISElementary37754.1%▼ 1
10GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGHST. LOUIS, MOCONFLUENCE ACADEMIESHigh40249.0%—
11Kairos HighST. LOUIS, MOKAIROS ACADEMIESHigh28746.0%—
12GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLEST. LOUIS, MOGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISMiddle42642.3%no change
13CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAECST. LOUIS, MOCITY GARDEN MONTESSORIElementary40939.6%no change
14ATLAS ELEMENTARYST.LOUIS, MOATLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary43137.9%no change
15MASON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary39337.7%no change
16PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOLST LOUIS, MOPREMIER CHARTER SCHOOLElementary97434.4%no change
17GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLEST. LOUIS, MOCONFLUENCE ACADEMIESMiddle21828.8%no change
18NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTRST.LOUIS, MONORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLMiddle13428.5%▲ 12
19MANN ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary26128.4%▼ 1
20BUDER ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary35927.4%▼ 1
21ST LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCHOOLST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCHElementary49326.7%▲ 3
22North Side Community SchoolSaint Louis, MONORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary29924.1%no change
23CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGHST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh31422.9%▲ 20
24BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICSST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYMiddle36122.8%▲ 7
25GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELEST. LOUIS, MOGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISElementary40221.9%▼ 2
26Woerner ElemST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary34919.6%▲ 8
27SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIESST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh33719.5%▲ 9
28MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTHST. LOUIS, MOMOMENTUM ACADEMYElementary24019.3%▼ 7
29HODGEN ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary20618.5%▲ 31
30SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary27218.4%▼ 3
31DEWEY SCH.-INTERNAT'L. STUDIESST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary33718.4%▲ 1
32KAIROS ACADEMIESST. LOUIS, MOKAIROS ACADEMIESMiddle22817.7%▼ 6
33LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.ST.LOUIS, MOLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMYElementary22217.4%▲ 8
34KIPP WISDOM ACADEMYSt. Louis, MOKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary28517.2%▲ 1
35MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENSST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary41316.9%▲ 5
36GATEWAY HIGHST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh86016.5%▲ 17
37LYON AT BLOW ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary24315.6%▲ 21
38OLD NORTH ACADEMYST. LOUIS, MOCONFLUENCE ACADEMIESElementary44815.5%▲ 7
39HUMBOLDT ACAD OF HIGHER LRNINGSt. Louis, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary10815.5%▲ 5
40MILLER CAREER ACADEMYST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh43015.2%▼ 12
41ADAMS ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary17115.2%▲ 33
42ROOSEVELT HIGHST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYHigh73414.8%—
43THE BIOMEST. LOUIS, MOTHE BIOMEElementary16714.7%▼ 22
44MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GROVE EASTSt. Louis, MOMOMENTUM ACADEMYElementary16114.6%▼ 4
45EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary32114.0%▲ 6
46PEABODY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary17113.6%▲ 34
47SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary20613.2%▲ 26
48MOMENTUM FOX PARKST. LOUIS, MOMOMENTUM ACADEMYElementary10712.9%▲ 16
49GATEWAY MIDDLEST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYMiddle38212.9%▲ 16
50OAK HILL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary25612.9%▲ 3

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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