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

136 public elementary schools in St. Louis County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. REED ELEMENTARY leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 50.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

136

St. Louis County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

98.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.4%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	REED ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	410	98.0%
2	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Pagedale, MO	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Elementary	220	96.0%
3	HIGHLAND ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	242	93.0%
4	JAMESTOWN ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	314	91.7%
5	TRAUTWEIN ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	369	90.4%
6	MCNAIR ELEM.	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	417	89.3%
7	KOCH ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	299	89.3%
8	GLASGOW ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	264	88.6%
9	MOSAIC ELEMENTARY	St. Louis, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	258	84.8%
10	HANCOCK PLACE ELEM.	LEMAY, MO	HANCOCK PLACE	Elementary	647	83.1%
11	HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	369	79.4%
12	LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	137	78.3%
13	MASON RIDGE ELEM.	TOWN & COUNTRY, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	405	76.1%
14	GARRETT ELEM.	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	309	75.2%
15	IVELAND ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	Elementary	441	73.7%
16	BUDER ELEM.	ST ANN, MO	RITENOUR	Elementary	471	72.5%
17	CRESTWOOD ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	457	71.8%
18	FORDER ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	397	71.4%
19	COLD WATER ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	449	71.0%
20	CHESTERFIELD ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	389	70.4%
21	EDGAR ROAD ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	369	69.9%
22	RIVER BEND ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	380	69.8%
23	LAWSON ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	316	69.0%
24	NORTHVIEW ELEM.	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	Elementary	540	68.9%
25	JEFFERSON ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Elementary	214	68.9%
26	RUSSELL ELEM.	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	373	68.7%
27	OAK BROOK ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	401	68.5%
28	BEL-NOR	ST.LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Elementary	205	68.3%
29	MCCURDY ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	538	68.1%
30	JACKSON PARK ELEM.	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	Elementary	304	67.1%
31	BLADES ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	442	66.4%
32	BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Elementary	233	66.0%
33	SAPPINGTON ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	504	65.6%
34	BRISTOL ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	361	65.1%
35	KEHRS MILL ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	555	64.9%
36	ELLISVILLE ELEM.	ELLISVILLE, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	474	64.8%
37	MEADOWS ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	321	63.6%
38	GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	Elementary	562	61.9%
39	MCGRATH ELEM.	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	Elementary	236	61.1%
40	MRH ELEMENTARY	RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	Elementary	436	61.1%
41	BROWN ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	441	61.0%
42	WOERTHER ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	423	60.9%
43	MERAMEC ELEM.	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	Elementary	368	60.8%
44	HAGEMANN ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	427	60.7%
45	FLYNN PARK ELEM.	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	Elementary	323	60.1%
46	BAYLESS ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	Elementary	858	59.9%
47	GREEN TRAILS ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	345	59.5%
48	LARIMORE ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	330	59.1%
49	WILLOW BROOK ELEM.	CREVE COEUR, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	Elementary	459	58.3%
50	NORTH GLENDALE ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	571	57.8%

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