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)
293042002084	191	East Newton High	Public	9-12	22876 E Hwy 86	Granby	64844	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 472-6238	431	32	13.3	55.2%	339 (78.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	37 (8.6%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,200			$1,105			$9,095	40.5	47.9	160	31
292631001544	192	Rich Hill High	Public	6-12	703 N Third	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 395-4191	185	17	10.6	54.1%	173 (93.5%)	6 (3.2%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,647			$1,370			$9,277	40.5			(n/a)
292184001214	193	Nevada High	Public	9-12	800 W Hickory St	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 448-2020	786	45	17.4	47.6%	714 (90.8%)	13 (1.7%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$10,277			$1,142			$9,135	40.5	44.5	176	17
291440000672	194	Lafayette County High	Public	9-12	807a W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 584-3661	310	25	12.5	40.6%	272 (87.7%)	12 (3.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$14,198			$429			$13,769	40.4			(n/a)
293036002080	195	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	1415 Oklahoma Ave	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 359-2291	326	27	12	42.9%	308 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,307			$3,259			$10,048	40	54.6	116	79
292793001721	196	Seymour High	Public	9-12	625 E Clinton Ave	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-4508	240	18	13.4	37.5%	215 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,718			$1,985			$10,733	39.9			(n/a)
291110000383	197	East Carter County R-II High	Public	9-12	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 322-5653	184	15	12.2	61.4%	169 (91.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	$12,452			$967			$11,485	39.9	29.3	250	53
292709001678	198	Salem Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	616	39	15.7	46.3%	572 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$8,533			$2,118			$6,415	39.9	22.1	284	86
292886001786	199	Central High	Public, Magnet	6-12	423 E Central	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	Yes	No	No	(417) 523-9600	1,464	114	12.8	51.0%	976 (66.7%)	140 (9.6%)	141 (9.6%)	99 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	95 (6.5%)	$12,410			$1,426			$10,985	39.5	42.4	185	14
291229000496	200	Fort Osage High	Public	9-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7030	1,557	85	18.3	39.2%	1,120 (71.9%)	142 (9.1%)	182 (11.7%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	43 (2.8%)	50 (3.2%)	$11,928			$3,456			$8,473	39.5	36.1	216	16

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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.