18 Most Challenging High Schools in Missouri

What are the 18 Most Challenging
High Schools in Missouri?

14 of the most academically challenging high schools are right here in St. Louis.
Challenge produces excellence in all areas of life perhaps none more important than education. These schools were selected by the Washington Post recently as having the most rigorous curriculum.

How Did the Washington Post Make the Selection?

Jay Matthews, an education columnist for the Washington Post, has compiled a list for several years focusing on schools that have a high percentage of students taking college level classes. According to the article they used a simple index score.

“The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in the previous calendar year divided by the number of graduates that year. Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies (Subs.Lunch) and the percentage of graduates who passed at least on college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence, (E&E). A (P) next to the school’s name denotes a private school.”
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RANK	SCHOOL	CITY	STATE	E&E%	SUBS LUNCHES	INDEX
1	Metro Academic & Classical	St. Louis	MO	60.00	45.00	5.667
2	John Burroughs (P)	St. Louis	MO	94.00	10.00	3.173
3	Ladue Horton Watkins	St. Louis	MO	70.00	10.00	2.813
4	Rockwood Summit	St. Louis	MO	47.50	18.00	2.556
5	Clayton	Clayton	MO	50.00	15.00	2.515
6	Grain Valley	Grain Valley	MO	32.70	28.00	2.386
7	Park Hill Senior	Kansas City	MO	46.00	29.00	2.362
8	Eureka	Eureka	MO	49.00	11.00	2.327
9	Lindbergh	St. Louis	MO	41.70	13.00	2.326
10	Marquette	Chesterfield	MO	48.30	12.00	2.223
11	Lafayette	Wildwood	MO	46.30	12.20	2.167
12	Kirkwood	Kirkwood	MO	52.60	14.40	1.911
13	Park Hill South	Riverside	MO	29.49	20.00	1.569
14	Parkway West	Ballwin	MO	37.50	14.00	1.497
15	Parkway South	Manchester	MO	33.60	16.70	1.343
16	Parkway Central	St. Louis	MO	26.60	18.00	1.308
17	North Kansas City	N. Kansas City	MO	20.00	54.00	1.277
18	Parkway North	St. Louis	MO	26.20	25.40	1.268

St Louis Homes for Sale in Award Winning School Districts

Do you feel that your child is not being sufficiently challenged in their current school district? If so, take a look at the homes for sale in some of the school districts mentioned in the article.
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Ladue School District Homes for Sale
Rockwood School District Homes for Sale – Eureka–Lafayette–Marquette
Clayton School District Homes for Sale
Lindbergh School District Homes for Sale
Kirkwood School District Homes for Sale
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