Maplewood Richmond Heights High School is a 370-student comprehensive high school in suburban St. Louis. Identified as a target for state takeover in the 1990s, MRH High has been working for the last two decades to transform itself into a high-quality school anchoring a revitalized neighborhood and school district. Today, teachers design their own curriculum using the Understanding by Design framework; there’s an emphasis on developing deep connections with students and families via home visits; and in all classes, teachers treat students as apprentices and look for ways to empower students and connect lessons to real-life people, places, and opportunities.

• Achieved a 98.4 percent score on the Missouri Department of Education’s Annual Performance Report in 2018, which measures college and career readiness, test scores, attendance rates, and graduation rates.
• Received a National Excellence in Urban Education Award, the only U.S. school to be awarded a gold level in 2015.
• Named a Breakthrough School by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 2014 and 2017.