Lafayette receives awards for academic excellence
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August 20, 2015
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Recently Lafayette has been named by Newsweek magazine in the America’s Top 500 High Schools.
Lafayette came in at number 228, higher than any other Rockwood high schools. Newsweek ranked these high schools based on their statistics and percentages in college readiness, graduation rate, how many students are college bound after high school, and how many students live in poverty.
Lafayette also claimed the title of having outstanding ACT Scores from the STL Today website. The ACT scores clocked in at an 87.4 percent for English, 87.5 for Math, 90.8 for Science, and an 87.4 Social Studies.
Among the other local high schools ranked on STL Today were Brentwood High School, Fort Zumwalt East High School, Fort Zumwalt South, Fort Zumwalt West, Francis Howell High, and Lindbergh High School.
Dr. John Shaughnessey, head principal, said he would like to thank our students and teachers for their hard work and reflecting the great programs we have at Lafayette.
“This speaks high volumes for our school to be honored in this way,” he said.
![[Classroom] will be blocked off for students starting next year, Willot said. Canvas will be the primary resource for accessing online classwork beginning next school year.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/canvas-600x400.png)
![Sophomore Mary Kirtley holds her Dressember Foundation button. The buttons are passed down to the new STL Spark executive board members each year and they are encouraged to place them on their backpacks to help raise awareness about human trafficking. My sister, [Class of 2020 alumni] Grace Kirtley, started STL Spark when she was in high school and she would have people carry it on after she graduated, Mary said. Last year I got invited to join the board again with my sister, senior Patty Kirtley, and so weve been working on carrying her legacy a bit. Its become somewhat of a family project.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-600x400.jpg)
