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)
292559002300	261	Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1008 E Coleman	Princeton	64673	Mercer County	Princeton R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 748-3490	180	17	10.5	38.9%	170 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,492			$2,635			$10,857	25.5			(n/a)
290348000030	262	Atlanta High	Public	7-12	600 S Atterberry	Atlanta	63530	Macon County	Atlanta C-3	No	No	No	No	(660) 239-4211	97	12	8.2	38.1%	95 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$13,349			$682			$12,667	25.1	27.9	258	4
291914001033	263	Lockwood High	Public	9-12	400 W 4th St	Lockwood	65682	Dade County	Lockwood R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 232-4513	97	10	9.4	50.5%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$14,803			$5,008			$9,794	24.5			(n/a)
290057403183	264	Lift For Life Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	338	28	12.1	99.1%	6 (1.8%)	327 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,714			$1,977			$11,737	24.4			(n/a)
290306000016	265	Alton High	Public	6-12	505 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 778-7215	336	30	11.3	59.2%	322 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,241			$418			$10,823	24.3			(n/a)
291371000599	266	Harrisburg High	Public	9-12	801 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 875-5602	204	17	12	37.3%	185 (90.7%)	4 (2.0%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,166			$1,732			$10,435	24.1	32	234	32
292322001336	267	Orrick High	Public	7-12	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(816) 770-3327	121	14	8.5	41.3%	105 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$15,611			$807			$14,804	24			(n/a)
291052000352	268	Lakeland High	Public	7-12	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	Henry County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 644-2223	191	16	11.8	53.4%	173 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$9,902			$1,720			$8,182	23.9	11.7	322	54
291314000556	269	Grandview Senior High	Public	9-12	2300 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5800	1,122	68	16.4	61.7%	180 (16.0%)	537 (47.9%)	316 (28.2%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.2%)	$14,925			$517			$14,408	23.9	20.6	290	21
291846000993	270	Highland Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	21504 State Hwy 6	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	No	(573) 209-3215	389	32	12.1	37.5%	366 (94.1%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,029			$400			$10,628	23.6	40.9	194	76

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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.
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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.