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

Across St. Louis County, Missouri, 35 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO leads the list at 88.1%, against a median of 58.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

58.7%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO	FERGUSON, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	434	88.1%	—
2	CLAYTON HIGH	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	High	788	82.7%	▲ 5
3	BRENTWOOD HIGH	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	High	195	81.0%	—
4	WEST HIGH	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	1,417	80.8%	▼ 1
5	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	2,304	76.8%	no change
6	KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	High	1,693	76.2%	no change
7	LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	High	1,395	75.1%	▼ 3
8	CENTRAL HIGH	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	1,281	75.0%	▲ 1
9	MARQUETTE SR. HIGH	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	2,095	72.0%	▲ 5
10	LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	1,669	71.2%	▼ 3
11	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	High	439	69.3%	—
12	SOUTH HIGH	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	1,485	67.0%	no change
13	EUREKA SR. HIGH	EUREKA, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	1,586	65.9%	▲ 1
14	WEBSTER GROVES HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	High	1,253	65.4%	▲ 3
15	PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	High	1,945	61.9%	▼ 2
16	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	High	562	60.5%	▲ 3
17	HANCOCK SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	HANCOCK PLACE	High	369	58.9%	▲ 5
18	VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH	VALLEY PARK, MO	VALLEY PARK	High	230	58.7%	—
19	ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGH	FENTON, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	1,194	58.0%	no change
20	NORTH HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	990	52.8%	▲ 1
21	OAKVILLE SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	High	1,847	52.4%	▼ 9
22	MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	High	1,388	49.9%	no change
23	AFFTON HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	High	761	44.1%	▼ 6
24	HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,994	43.0%	no change
25	UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	High	874	42.8%	▲ 1
26	HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,310	42.7%	—
27	HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,718	36.8%	▲ 1
28	MCCLUER NORTH HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	1,059	34.1%	—
29	RITENOUR SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	High	2,041	29.5%	▼ 2
30	MCCLUER HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	1,075	24.6%	▲ 1
31	JENNINGS HIGH	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	High	666	19.3%	▼ 1
32	RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	High	1,246	19.3%	—
33	THE INNOVATION SCHOOL AT CV	ST LOUIS, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	143	18.5%	▲ 1
34	NORMANDY HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	High	688	12.3%	▼ 1
35	NORTHVIEW	Florissant, MO	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	High	132	3.9%	—

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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