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)
292535001463	311	Pleasant Hope High	Public	9-12	303 N Main	Pleasant Hope	65725	Greene County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 267-2271	282	17	16.3	53.2%	267 (94.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,992			$2,454			$7,538	13.4	13.6	318	7
291640000862	312	Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	4747 Flora Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-3525	649	57	11.4	99.5%	61 (9.4%)	316 (48.7%)	232 (35.7%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	11 (1.7%)	$18,946			$3,790			$15,156	13.3	8.9	334	22
291548003096	313	Van Horn High	Public	9-12	1109 S Arlington Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5360	1,047	61	17.3	72.0%	384 (36.7%)	156 (14.9%)	400 (38.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.4%)	$11,960			$2,404			$9,556	13.3	23.2	281	32
292607001526	314	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	13.1	17.3	303	11
292706001660	315	Lafayette High	Public	9-12	412 Highland Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4220	717	52	13.7	99.6%	482 (67.2%)	57 (7.9%)	78 (10.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.3%)	$12,914			$781			$12,133	13	20.7	289	26
291629000769	316	Jennings High	Public	9-12	8850 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8100	691	41	16.7	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	669 (96.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)								13	28.9	252	64
292706001644	317	Benton High	Public	9-12	5655 S Fourth	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4030	676	45	15	44.4%	537 (79.4%)	18 (2.7%)	73 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (6.1%)	$12,597			$514			$12,083	12.9	26.1	262	55
290912000269	318	Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	131	11	11.5	66.4%	86 (65.6%)	10 (7.6%)	30 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$12,060			$1,940			$10,120	12.8	13	320	2
293075002121	319	Van Buren High	Public	7-12	202 W College	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 323-4295	225	19	12.1	56.9%	213 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,447			$2,489			$7,958	12.8	13.8	317	2
292194001223	320	New Franklin Middle-High	Public	6-12	412 West Broadway	New Franklin	65274	Howard County	New Franklin R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 848-2314	219	19	11.2	32.4%	204 (93.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$11,308			$1,520			$9,788	12.7	28.4	256	64

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.