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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
290060303311	331	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	14.4	10.8	326	5
291989001058	332	Malden High	Public	6-12	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-4546	425	38	11.1	100.0%	277 (65.2%)	110 (25.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$10,172			$2,340			$7,832	14.2			(n/a)
291383002696	333	Hazelwood East High	Public	9-12	11300 Dunn Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5600	1,264	61	20.8	65.7%	18 (1.4%)	1,211 (95.8%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$11,990			$3,362			$8,627	14.1	15.5	303	30
291107000379	334	Drexel High	Public	6-12	207 S Fourth St	Drexel	64742	Bates County	Drexel R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 652-0402	120	15	8.2	35.8%	112 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$12,948			$335			$12,613	13.9			(n/a)
291014000326	335	Cooter High	Public	7-12	1867 State Highway E	Cooter	63839	Pemiscot County	Cooter R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 695-4972	135	8	16.1	48.1%	134 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,284			$1,721			$12,563	13.8			(n/a)
292607001526	336	Raytown South Senior High	Public	9-12	8211 Sterling Ave	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7330	1,185	68	17.4	68.4%	232 (19.6%)	668 (56.4%)	177 (14.9%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	92 (7.8%)	$14,492			$3,211			$11,280	13.3	13.1	314	22
291035000338	337	Crocker High	Public	6-12	601 N Commercial	Crocker	65452	Pulaski County	Crocker R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 736-5000	299	22	13.6	39.5%	270 (90.3%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$10,566			$3,288			$7,278	12.8	21	278	59
291201000471	338	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	12.7	8.1	330	8
290747000214	339	Caruthersville High	Public	9-12	1708 Ward Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	258	20	12.8	98.8%	114 (44.2%)	114 (44.2%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$11,151			$2,313			$8,838	12.7	5.5	332	7
291263000528	340	Galena High	Public	7-12	30925 State Hwy 413	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 357-6618	222	19	11.8	69.8%	202 (91.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$12,138			$1,003			$11,136	12.5	19.6	279	61

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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 November 26, 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:

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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.