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)
291848001001	321	Lexington High	Public	9-12	2309 Aull Ln	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 259-4391	328	19	17.1	52.4%	269 (82.0%)	18 (5.5%)	22 (6.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								12.3	8.3	336	15
292886003406	322	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	0	144	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								11.8			(n/a)
291692000937	323	La Monte High	Public	7-12	301 S Washington	La Monte	65337	Pettis County	La Monte R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 347-5439	129	15	8.7	59.7%	66 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (45.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$11,836			$3,280			$8,557	11.7	9.4	331	8
290636000158	324	Butler High	Public	6-12	420 S Fulton St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 679-6121	504	40	12.5	46.4%	459 (91.1%)	9 (1.8%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$10,631			$2,887			$7,744	11.3	23.3	280	44
292970003403	325	Moca-S	Public, Alternative	K-12	205 Park Central East Ste 203	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Sturgeon R-V	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 616-3159	985			54.1%	620 (62.9%)	185 (18.8%)	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (10.1%)								10.9			(n/a)
290060303311	326	Crossroads Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	816 Broadway	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	414	42	9.8	46.9%	67 (16.2%)	185 (44.7%)	135 (32.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$17,130			$2,972			$14,159	10.8	6.3	343	17
292667001586	327	Riverview Gardens Senior High	Public	9-12	1218 Shepley Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4700	1,331	66	20.2	99.8%	12 (0.9%)	1,302 (97.8%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,992			$2,647			$10,345	10	8.2	337	10
291317003411	328	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	1,738			53.9%	1,045 (60.1%)	558 (32.1%)	82 (4.7%)	25 (1.4%)	20 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								9.1			(n/a)
291854001665	329	Liberty Academy	Public	9-12	1115 Blackberry Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5470	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								8.3	5.6	350	21
291201000471	330	McCluer North High	Public	9-12	705 Waterford Dr	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9200	1,136	88	12.9	99.6%	96 (8.5%)	937 (82.5%)	42 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.2%)	$13,112			$1,006			$12,106	8.1	9.3	333	3

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.