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)
292783001709	121	Smith-Cotton High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tiger Pride Boulevard	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 851-5300	1,474	88	16.6	59.0%	952 (64.6%)	64 (4.3%)	317 (21.5%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	9 (0.6%)	111 (7.5%)	$9,967			$1,722			$8,245	52.5	43.5	180	59
290320000025	122	Archie High School	Public	6-12	302 W State Rte A	Archie	64725	Cass County	Archie R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 293-5312	287	26	11.1	34.1%	264 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,430			$1,419			$9,012	52.4	52.7	135	13
292689001636	123	Rolla Senior High	Public	9-12	900 Bulldog Run	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0140	1,323	69	19.1	33.8%	1,111 (84.0%)	43 (3.3%)	68 (5.1%)	29 (2.2%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.5%)	$11,224			$2,363			$8,861	52.3	46.7	165	42
291548000722	124	Truman High	Public	9-12	3301 S Noland Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5350	1,662	91	18.3	51.8%	843 (50.7%)	257 (15.5%)	348 (20.9%)	21 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	178 (10.7%)	$11,558			$2,148			$9,411	51.8	50.7	146	22
292154001186	125	Liberty Senior High	Public	9-12	1101 Old Hwy 60	Mountain View	65548	Howell County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 934-2020	341	26	13.3	58.7%	319 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,584			$1,239			$8,345	51.7	53.6	127	2
292112001162	126	Monett High	Public	9-12	One David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-5445	746	51	14.7	50.7%	375 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (41.7%)	28 (3.8%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$13,255			$5,234			$8,022	51.3	52.3	138	12
292310001325	127	Odessa High	Public	9-12	713 S Third St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-5533	664	47	14.2	24.7%	601 (90.5%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.0%)	$11,091			$1,173			$9,918	50.8	58.6	100	27
290537000092	128	Bolivar High	Public	9-12	1401 N Hwy D	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-5228	839	57	14.6	41.5%	721 (85.9%)	12 (1.4%)	49 (5.8%)	9 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.6%)	$11,595			$1,645			$9,950	50.8	58.9	98	30
292016001073	129	Marion C. Early High	Public	9-12	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	161	13	12.1	39.8%	150 (93.2%)	4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,988			$1,954			$11,035	50.7			(n/a)
291619003346	130	Capital City High School	Public	9-12	1650 Cavalier Drive	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3286	1,404	93	15.1	41.1%	875 (62.3%)	265 (18.9%)	127 (9.0%)	21 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.0%)	$10,184			$1,288			$8,896	50.6	52.5	136	6

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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.