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)
291551000729	271	Viburnum High	Public	6-12	35 Hwy 49	Viburnum	65566	Iron County	Iron County C-4	No	No	No	No	(573) 244-5521	191	15	12.5	58.6%	185 (96.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,213			$3,496			$8,716	23.5	33.4	227	44
290060803317	272	Hawthorn High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 N. Kingshighway Blvd	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	Hawthorn Leadership School Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 361-5323	59	8	7	94.9%	2 (3.4%)	50 (84.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	$30,399			$8,829			$21,570	23.5	9.9	330	58
290100003239	273	Muriel Battle High School	Public	9-12	7575 St. Charles Road	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3300	1,581	101	15.7	48.3%	674 (42.6%)	495 (31.3%)	175 (11.1%)	56 (3.5%)	6 (0.4%)	12 (0.8%)	163 (10.3%)	$14,115			$480			$13,635	23.4	24.9	268	5
291383000622	274	Hazelwood Central High	Public	9-12	15875 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5400	1,628	86	19	51.9%	64 (3.9%)	1,459 (89.6%)	42 (2.6%)	15 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.7%)	$12,556			$3,154			$9,402	23.3	28.5	255	19
292100001148	275	Miller High	Public	7-12	110 W 6th St	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 452-3271	288	18	16.1	53.5%	270 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,889			$1,633			$8,256	22.7			(n/a)
291167000427	276	Exeter High	Public	9-12	101 Locust Street	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 835-3745	94	8	11.1	71.3%	80 (85.1%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,730			$830			$10,900	22			(n/a)
291122000388	277	East Prairie High	Public	9-12	304 E Walnut	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 649-3564	312	21	14.7	99.0%	272 (87.2%)	11 (3.5%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$12,735			$477			$12,258	21.4	24.1	276	1
291035000338	278	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	21	16	310	32
291263000528	279	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	19.6	24.4	272	7
291860001014	280	Licking High	Public	7-12	135 College Avenue	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 674-2711	423	29	14.5	99.3%	404 (95.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,259			$2,438			$7,821	19.6	48.5	157	123

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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.