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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)
291640000844	41	Lincoln College Prep.	Public, Magnet	9-12	2111 Woodland	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	No	(816) 418-3000	897	56	15.8	99.7%	209 (23.3%)	367 (40.9%)	247 (27.5%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.4%)	13 (1.4%)	$17,082			$3,384			$13,698	74.7	70.4	49	8
291677000926	42	Kirkwood Senior High	Public	9-12	801 W Essex Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6110	1,775	119	14.9	11.1%	1,357 (76.5%)	204 (11.5%)	81 (4.6%)	27 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (5.9%)	$14,453			$99			$14,354	74.6	75.9	32	10
292067001118	43	Oakville Senior High	Public	9-12	5557 Milburn Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7000	1,780	112	15.8	22.1%	1,475 (82.9%)	100 (5.6%)	59 (3.3%)	63 (3.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	73 (4.1%)	$10,172			$260			$9,912	74.3	66	63	20
292280003083	44	Staley High	Public	9-12	2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5330	1,897	95	19.9	21.4%	1,238 (65.3%)	209 (11.0%)	203 (10.7%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	185 (9.8%)	$12,868			$693			$12,175	73.9	71.7	45	1
292895002481	45	Francis Howell North High	Public	9-12	2549 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4900	1,679	91	18.5	18.6%	1,136 (67.7%)	189 (11.3%)	146 (8.7%)	98 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (6.3%)	$11,898			$614			$11,284	73.7	76.4	30	15
290000201642	46	South Harrison High	Public	9-12	3400 Bulldog Ave	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 425-8051	254	18	13.7	42.1%	239 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,893			$1,726			$12,167	73.5	30.4	241	195
290993000295	47	Blair Oaks High	Public	9-12	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 635-8514	457	28	16.3	7.4%	433 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,137			$79			$9,058	73.5	71.2	47
291224000487	48	Forsyth High	Public	9-12	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 546-6383	404	31	13	54.5%	365 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,809			$2,385			$10,424	72.8	69.3	50	2
292622001541	49	Republic High	Public	9-12	4370 S. Repmo Drive	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 732-3650	1,542	88	17.4	31.2%	1,307 (84.8%)	16 (1.0%)	95 (6.2%)	18 (1.2%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.0%)	$9,924			$1,638			$8,286	72.7	74.1	36	13
291308000546	50	Grain Valley High	Public	9-12	551 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5000	1,438	84	17.1	22.4%	1,164 (80.9%)	46 (3.2%)	120 (8.3%)	17 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	80 (5.6%)	$10,152			$815			$9,337	72.3	64.9	67	17

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.