Best High Schools in Missouri

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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)
293066002113	291	University City Senior High	Public	9-12	7401 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4100	726	56	12.8	99.7%	68 (9.4%)	593 (81.7%)	32 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$19,793			$1,848			$17,945	17.6	24	278	13
291290000540	292	Glasgow High	Public	6-12	860 Randolph	Glasgow	65254	Howard County	Glasgow	No	No	No	No	(660) 338-2012	193	18	10.7	32.1%	183 (94.8%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,131			$2,861			$8,270	17.6	28.7	254	38
293072002119	293	Valley High	Public	7-12	1 Viking Dr	Caledonia	63631	Washington County	Valley R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 779-3515	183	17	10.8	41.0%	179 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,094			$708			$12,387	17.3	15.5	311	18
292353001365	294	Paris High	Public	9-12	25686 Bus Hwy 24	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 289-0970	135	14	9.7	38.5%	124 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	$15,134			$1,853			$13,281	17.3	39.2	199	95
292664001573	295	Ritenour Senior High	Public	9-12	9100 St Charles Rock Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	No	(314) 493-6105	1,873	98	19	99.8%	374 (20.0%)	788 (42.1%)	538 (28.7%)	28 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (7.5%)	$11,538			$998			$10,539	17.1	23.9	279	16
293222002260	296	Winona High	Public	9-12	8256 State Hwy 19	Winona	65588	Shannon County	Winona R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 325-8101	142	13	10.8	72.5%	137 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,114			$6,793			$4,321	16.6	37.6	208	88
291287000538	297	Gilman City High	Public	7-12	141 Lindsey Ave	Gilman City	64642	Harrison County	Gilman City R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 876-5221	71	9	7.5	59.2%	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$13,594			$1,273			$12,321	16.6			(n/a)
290846000248	298	Chaffee Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	517 W Yoakum Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 887-3226	300	26	11.4	52.0%	280 (93.3%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,858			$2,821			$7,036	16.3	16.6	307	9
292886001800	299	Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3319 N Grant	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8000	1,017	61	16.7	63.5%	701 (68.9%)	129 (12.7%)	81 (8.0%)	10 (1.0%)	9 (0.9%)	9 (0.9%)	78 (7.7%)	$13,545			$1,890			$11,655	16	18.6	299
293039002082	300	Tri-County High	Public	5-12	904 W Auberry Grove	Jamesport	64648	Daviess County	Tri-County R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 684-6116	95	14	6.9	44.2%	91 (95.8%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,928			$7,285			$9,643	15.8			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.