Best High Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 352)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
292685000657	31	Marquette Senior High	Public	9-12	2351 Clarkson Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6000	2,155	137	15.7	12.6%	1,382 (64.1%)	211 (9.8%)	114 (5.3%)	370 (17.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (3.4%)	$10,688			$257			$10,431	76.3	81.6	22	9
291677000926	32	Kirkwood Senior High	Public	9-12	801 W Essex Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6110	1,775	119	14.9	11.1%	1,357 (76.5%)	204 (11.5%)	81 (4.6%)	27 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (5.9%)	$14,453			$99			$14,354	75.9	88.3	11	21
291854001011	33	Liberty High	Public	9-12	200 Bluejay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5340	1,997	122	16.3	21.9%	1,521 (76.2%)	111 (5.6%)	178 (8.9%)	70 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (5.5%)	$12,188			$377			$11,811	74.9	75.8	34	1
292564001503	34	Putnam County High	Public	9-12	803 S 20th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-2481	209	15	13.8	38.3%	194 (92.8%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,890			$351			$13,538	74.9			(n/a)
290001703394	35	Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs	Public, Charter	9-12	201 East Armour Boulevard	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 800-8771	71	8	8.3	33.8%	36 (50.7%)	18 (25.4%)	10 (14.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)	$19,625			$4,049			$15,576	74.7			(n/a)
292622001541	36	Republic High	Public	9-12	4370 S. Repmo Drive	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 732-3650	1,542	88	17.4	31.2%	1,307 (84.8%)	16 (1.0%)	95 (6.2%)	18 (1.2%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.0%)	$9,924			$1,638			$8,286	74.1	73.6	45	9
293165002208	37	Emil E. Holt Senior High	Public	9-12	600 Campus Dr	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3876	1,273	82	15.4	11.9%	979 (76.9%)	131 (10.3%)	77 (6.0%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (4.8%)	$12,145			$250			$11,895	74	79.2	27	10
292049001095	38	Maryville High	Public	9-12	1503 S Munn Ave	Maryville	64468	Nodaway County	Maryville R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 562-3511	506	32	15.7	31.2%	462 (91.3%)	9 (1.8%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$13,263			$2,451			$10,812	73.9	71.6	51	13
291830000983	39	Lee's Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	400 SE Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2000	1,920	143	13.4	20.8%	1,275 (66.4%)	232 (12.1%)	183 (9.5%)	56 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	167 (8.7%)	$12,458			$1,088			$11,371	73.3	71	54	15
291998001063	40	Mansfield High	Public	9-12	315 W Ohio St	Mansfield	65704	Wright County	Mansfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 924-3236	201	17	11.7	38.3%	196 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,358			$1,327			$9,031	73.2	78	30	10

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP Science, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Algebra I, MAP Biology I, MAP English II, MAP Algebra II, MAP English I, MAP Geometry, MAP Government, MAP American History, MAP Physics test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.