![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Lafayette makes top 100 Newsweek rankings
November 17, 2016
Every year Newsweek publishes a list of the top 500 high schools in the United States, and this year Lafayette placed 75th. Lafayette is the only Rockwood School District school to make the list.
Other area schools also made the list. These schools include: Clayton High School (42), Fort Zumwalt West High School (410), Kirkwood High School (362), Lindbergh High School (343), Parkway West High School (432) and Valley Park High School (257).
“It’s a wonderful recognition of all of our hard work and effort that our staff and students have put into the school,” Principal John Shaughnessy said.
The schools are assessed on different criteria to determine how well the school prepares students for college. The list includes different statistics about the school like college readiness, graduation rate, college bound and poverty. Lafayette’s has a 85.1 percent college readiness, 100.0 graduation rate, 100.0 college bound and 12.4 percent poverty.
“I think it speaks volumes for the quality of work that we put out. It’s a great honor and certainly something we all should be proud of,” Shaughnessy said.
To see the full list use the following link http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2016
![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-300x200.jpg)
