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

138 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. MERAMEC ELEM. leads the list at 82.7%, against a median of 49.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

138

St. Louis County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.9%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	MERAMEC ELEM.	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	Elementary	368	82.7%	▲ 3
2	CONWAY ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	392	82.5%	▼ 1
3	REED ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	410	82.2%	▲ 3
4	BRISTOL ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	361	81.7%	▼ 1
5	PIERREMONT ELEM.	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	474	81.2%	▼ 3
6	AVERY ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	337	80.0%	▼ 1
7	EDGAR ROAD ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	369	78.8%	▲ 2
8	MCGRATH ELEM.	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	Elementary	236	76.6%	▲ 7
9	GLENRIDGE ELEM.	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	Elementary	321	76.2%	▲ 7
10	CHESTERFIELD ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	389	75.9%	▲ 3
11	W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	565	75.4%	▲ 6
12	LONG ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	545	74.8%	▲ 8
13	OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	379	74.2%	▼ 1
14	RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	Elementary	286	74.0%	▼ 6
15	WILD HORSE ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	464	73.1%	▲ 12
16	MARK TWAIN ELEM.	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	Elementary	173	72.6%	▼ 6
17	KEHRS MILL ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	555	72.6%	▼ 6
18	MOSAIC ELEMENTARY	St. Louis, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	258	72.3%	—
19	HUDSON ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	199	72.0%	▼ 11
20	HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	369	70.8%	▼ 1
21	MASON RIDGE ELEM.	TOWN & COUNTRY, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	405	70.7%	▼ 6
22	F. P. TILLMAN ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	457	70.6%	▲ 2
23	CLARK ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	283	70.6%	▼ 3
24	ELLISVILLE ELEM.	ELLISVILLE, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	474	70.3%	▲ 19
25	BARRETTS ELEM.	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	378	69.3%	▼ 3
26	RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.	ELLISVILLE, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	267	68.4%	▲ 11
27	OAK BROOK ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	401	68.1%	▲ 30
28	MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	432	67.9%	▼ 3
29	SPOEDE ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	376	67.7%	▼ 2
30	CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	555	66.6%	▼ 4
31	ROGERS ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	417	66.2%	▲ 3
32	NORTH GLENDALE ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	571	66.0%	▼ 9
33	MRH ELEMENTARY	RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	Elementary	436	65.7%	▼ 3
34	BABLER ELEM.	GLENCOE, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	408	64.7%	▼ 2
35	FAIRWAY ELEM.	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	346	64.4%	▲ 4
36	WESTCHESTER ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	572	64.1%	▼ 7
37	DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	598	63.4%	▲ 18
38	GREEN TRAILS ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	345	62.8%	▲ 16
39	WOERTHER ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	423	62.3%	▼ 3
40	BALLWIN ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	426	62.1%	▲ 22
41	HAGEMANN ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	427	61.8%	▲ 6
42	GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Elementary	463	61.4%	▲ 6
43	SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	387	61.3%	▼ 8
44	GREEN PINES ELEM.	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	423	61.3%	▼ 13
45	POINT ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	413	61.1%	▼ 3
46	HENRY ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	512	60.0%	▼ 1
47	STANTON ELEM.	FENTON, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	303	59.4%	▼ 7
48	BELLERIVE ELEM.	CREVE COEUR, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	400	59.2%	▲ 12
49	CRESTWOOD ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	457	58.9%	▼ 16
50	KENNERLY ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Elementary	496	58.9%	▼ 12

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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