• Press release

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  Contact: Patrick Wallace

    April 23, 2012                                                                              (314) 345-2227

     

    Metro High School Named Best In State By U.S. News And world report

     

    ST. LOUIS, MO. April 23, 2012 –   Metro Academic and Classical High School has been recognized as the #1 school in the state of Missouri for providing exceptional career and college preparation according to U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of America’s Best High Schools. Metro is ranked #43 in the Nation among Magnet Schools, and has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal.  

     

    Joining Metro in the Missouri Top 25 ranking is Carnahan High School of the Future, which made the list at #23.  Carnahan High School of the Future has earned a Silver Medal for its ranking.  SLPS schools earning a Bronze Medal are Cleveland NJROC High School, Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, Soldan International Studies High School, and Northwest Law Academy High School. 

     

    The America's Best High Schools report identifies the country’s top-performing high schools.  The report analyzed more than 21,000 public high schools across the nation, including 560 in Missouri. The goal is to provide a clear, unbiased picture of how well public schools serve all of their students - from the highest achieving to the lowest achieving - in preparing them to demonstrate proficiency in basic skills as well as readiness for college-level work.

     

    According to the methodology, a best high school is one that succeeds at the following:

    Step 1: Attains performance levels that exceed statistical expectations given the school's relative level of student poverty, as measured by state accountability test scores for all the school's students in the core subjects of reading and math

    Step 2: Achieves proficiency rates on state tests for their least advantaged student groups that exceed state averages

    Step 3: Prepares its students for college, as measured by student participation in and performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams

     

    For more information please contact the Office of Public Information (314) 345-2227.

     

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