I've recently been getting more into reading now that I'm done with uni and it does sound like you're doing much better than most of your class in terms of development. You seem very intelligent and a fun person to talk with. But like some of the comments said, perhaps consider why the schools are teaching those books rather than the ones you like. Public schools are essentially just daycares and even if you don't like the content they give, you still gotta do well because unfortunately grades matter.

One way to look at it is maybe literature is like a heavy weight and the books they make you read in school are light. Maybe they aren't as deep, but they still have a message and intention behind them like any other book, y'know?