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)
292937002033	81	Ste. Genevieve Senior High	Public	9-12	715 Washington St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 883-4500	517	45	11.4	33.8%	487 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,685			$2,103			$13,582	61.2	51.3	144	63
290100000299	82	Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	2,032	108	18.7	17.6%	1,430 (70.4%)	211 (10.4%)	112 (5.5%)	120 (5.9%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	149 (7.3%)	$12,902			$580			$12,323	60.7	60.9	89	7
291008000322	83	Concordia High	Public	7-12	117 SW 11th St	Concordia	64020	Lafayette County	Concordia R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 463-2246	191	19	10	38.7%	166 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$14,969			$5,726			$9,243	59.6	41.7	188	105
292343001351	84	Ozark High	Public	9-12	1350 W Bluff Dr	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5901	1,838	113	16.2	33.4%	1,622 (88.2%)	25 (1.4%)	93 (5.1%)	17 (0.9%)	17 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.3%)	$11,081			$2,396			$8,684	59.2	78.6	28	56
293231002266	85	Wright City High	Public	9-12	520 Westwoods Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7500	536	33	16.2	40.9%	417 (77.8%)	21 (3.9%)	71 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$11,527			$1,436			$10,091	59.1	58.1	104	19
292964002050	86	Strafford High	Public	9-12	211 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 736-7000	399	28	14.4	38.3%	361 (90.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$10,771			$541			$10,230	59.1	70	58	28
291191000440	87	Farmington Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Black Knight Dr	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1310	1,274	82	15.4	42.2%	1,195 (93.8%)	18 (1.4%)	29 (2.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.5%)	$10,275			$1,546			$8,729	58.7	73.4	46	41
291356000578	88	Hallsville High	Public	9-12	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	448	27	16.6	24.8%	398 (88.8%)	10 (2.2%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$9,628			$1,167			$8,461	58.3	52.9	134	46
292880001779	89	Spokane High	Public	9-12	1123 Spokane Rd	Spokane	65754	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 443-3502	193	17	11.1	27.5%	173 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	$11,135			$1,757			$9,378	58.3	28.8	253	164
290450000044	90	Bayless Senior High	Public	9-12	4532 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8660	566	29	19.4	48.1%	363 (64.1%)	67 (11.8%)	35 (6.2%)	73 (12.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$11,091			$822			$10,269	58.2	70.3	56	34

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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.