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

Across St. Louis County, Missouri, 51 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER leads the list at 79.2%, against a median of 47.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Louis County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.8%

BEST IN READING · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER	ST. LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	357	79.2%	no change
2	LADUE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Middle	1,053	73.0%	▲ 4
3	NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Middle	697	71.8%	no change
4	BRENTWOOD MIDDLE	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	Middle	160	69.3%	▲ 3
5	WYDOWN MIDDLE	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	Middle	604	68.5%	no change
6	CRESTVIEW MIDDLE	ELLISVILLE, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	1,091	67.4%	▼ 2
7	ROCKWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	643	67.2%	▲ 2
8	STEAM ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAZELWOOD, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Middle	245	66.3%	▼ 6
9	WEST MIDDLE	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Middle	814	65.6%	▼ 1
10	NIPHER MIDDLE	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	Middle	660	63.0%	no change
11	MRH MIDDLE	MAPLEWOOD, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	Middle	197	62.6%	▲ 2
12	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	Middle	982	62.6%	no change
13	OAKVILLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	629	61.6%	▲ 3
14	WILDWOOD MIDDLE	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	538	61.4%	▼ 3
15	SOUTH MIDDLE	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Middle	542	57.7%	▲ 3
16	LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	927	57.7%	▼ 1
17	CENTRAL MIDDLE	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Middle	881	56.5%	▼ 3
18	SELVIDGE MIDDLE	BALLWIN, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	583	56.3%	▼ 1
19	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	429	54.6%	▲ 4
20	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	816	53.5%	no change
21	ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	Middle	941	52.1%	▲ 1
22	ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE	FENTON, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Middle	817	51.8%	▼ 1
23	BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	Middle	385	51.1%	▲ 6
24	VALLEY PARK MIDDLE	VALLEY PARK, MO	VALLEY PARK	Middle	161	49.9%	▲ 4
25	BERNARD MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	577	48.4%	no change
26	ROGERS MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	Middle	555	47.8%	▲ 1
27	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Middle	803	47.7%	▼ 8
28	NORTHEAST MIDDLE	CREVE COEUR, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Middle	812	46.0%	▼ 4
29	MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	549	44.0%	▼ 3
30	EAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	167	42.4%	no change
31	HOLMAN MIDDLE	ST ANN, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	Middle	639	35.3%	▲ 2
32	PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	Middle	680	35.3%	▼ 1
33	HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE	LEMAY, MO	HANCOCK PLACE	Middle	266	25.9%	▼ 1
34	HOECH MIDDLE	ST ANN, MO	RITENOUR	Middle	664	23.6%	no change
35	WEST MIDDLE	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	724	22.8%	no change
36	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	Middle	737	22.2%	▲ 3
37	KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	Middle	138	21.7%	no change
38	BRITTANY WOODS	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	Middle	557	20.4%	▼ 2
39	NORTH MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	702	16.6%	▲ 1
40	CENTRAL MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	692	16.5%	▲ 8
41	Westview Middle School	Saint Louis, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Middle	524	16.5%	▲ 2
42	FERGUSON MIDDLE	FERGUSON, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Middle	582	14.6%	▲ 2
43	SOUTHEAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	491	14.4%	▲ 2
44	ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	Middle	310	14.3%	▼ 3
45	NORTHWEST MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	770	14.2%	▼ 7
46	FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATE	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	Middle	134	14.1%	▲ 3
47	NMS @ Lucas Crossing	ST LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	Middle	620	12.4%	▼ 1
48	CROSS KEYS MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Middle	608	11.4%	▼ 6
49	R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Middle	578	7.9%	▲ 1
50	WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Middle	268	7.6%	▼ 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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