Metro Academic and Classical High School has been recognized as the No. 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 No. 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 No. 23. Carnahan High School of the Future has earned a Silver Medal for its ranking.
SLPS schools earning a Bronze Medal are Cleveland NJROTC High School, Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, Soldan International Studies High School and Northwest Law Academy High School.
The report analyzed more than 21,000 public high schools across the nation, including 560 in Missouri.
According to the methodology, a best high school is one that ttains performance levels that exceed statistical expectations given the school’s relative level of student poverty, achieves proficiency rates on state tests for their least advantaged student groups that exceed state averages and prepares its students for college, as measured by student participation in and performance on Advanced Placement exams.