SOUTH ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One St. Louis high school is topping the charts in Missouri.

U.S. News and World Report has named Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience the best high school in the state.

On paper, it looks like a simple jump from number two to number one. But for the selective magnet school in south St. Louis, the climb took years of collaboration.

“Our title was very well deserved. We’ve been working really hard, the teachers, students, general staff,” said senior Berikti Yehdego.

For the last two years, the school ranked second in Missouri. This year, it reached the top, scoring above 98% in college readiness, test performance and graduation rates.

“100% we worked really, really hard,” said junior Laylah Treadway-Gray.

Students and staff credit the honor to self-disci

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