The　RC　shear　wall　with　bi-directional　single　layer　of　steel　bars　is　applicable　for　multistory　residence　building.　In　order　to　study　the　effects　of　low　steel　ratio,　boundary　element　and　anchorage　type　of　horizontal　reinforcing　bars　on　seismic　performance　of　high-rise　RC　shear　walls　with　bi-directional　single　layer　of　steel　bars,　as　well　as　compare　its　seismic　performance　with　masonry　shear　wall,　quasi-static　cyclic　loading　tests　on　four　2.0　shear-span　ratio　high-rise　shear　wall　specimens　were　carried　out.　Four　high-rise　shear　walls　included　three　RC　shear　walls　with　different　design　parameters　and　one　masonry　shear　wall　made　of　confined　shale　bricks.　The　load-carrying　capacity,　ductility,　stiffness　variation,　hysteretic　behavior,　energy　dissipation　and　failure　phenomena　of　each　shear　wall　with　different　design　parameters　were　compared.　Based　on　the　experimental　study,　the　mechanical　model　and　equations　for　calculating　load-carrying　capacity　were　proposed.　The　calculating　results　of　the　load-carrying　capacity　agreed　well　with　the　experimental　results.　The　tests　show　that　the　seismic　performance　of　high-rise　RC　shear　walls　with　bi-directional　single　layer　of　steel　bars　surpasses　the　masonry　shear　wall,　demonstrating　the　suitability　of　such　shear　wall　for　use　in　seismic　multistory　buildings　in　seismic　regions.