Maplewood Richmond Heights School District: MRH High Named Among Best In Nation By U.S. News & World Report

Press release from Maplewood Richmond Heights School District:

April 27, 2021

U.S. News & World Report is out with its 2021 rankings of American high schools, and Maplewood Richmond Heights High was named among the best in the nation.

The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on factors based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. MRHHS was ranked 1,629 nationally. It ranked 19th within Missouri and 16th within the St. Louis metro area. 

Here's how MRH performed out of 17,857 nationally ranked schools and 471 schools ranked in Missouri.

Ranking factors                      National                              State

College readiness index
    3,930
  30

College curriculum breadth index
    3,221
  29

Math and reading proficiency
    1,274
  34

Math and reading performance
    1,426
  38

Graduation rate
    1,766
  84

Students at MRHHS have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Maplewood Richmond Heights High is 36%.

Total enrollment is 348. The total minority enrollment is 40%, and 32% of students are economically disadvantaged. 

For more information, contact MRH School District at (314) 644-4400.

This press release was produced by Maplewood Richmond Heights School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.