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)
292616001536	71	Reeds Spring High	Public	9-12	20277a State Hwy 413	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8171	602	38	15.7	47.0%	553 (91.9%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,816			$1,584			$12,232	64.1	55.6	112	41
290405000036	72	Ava High	Public	9-12	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 683-5747	451	28	16.1	50.8%	424 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,392			$2,966			$6,427	63.7	53.3	128	56
292151001182	73	Mountain Grove High	Public	9-12	420 N Main	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	444	27	16.5	54.1%	414 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)								63.6	60.5	91	18
290531000085	74	Blue Springs High	Public	9-12	2000 NW Ashton Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3400	2,383	112	21.2	28.2%	1,561 (65.5%)	321 (13.5%)	253 (10.6%)	50 (2.1%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	175 (7.3%)	$12,145			$1,089			$11,056	63.3	62.1	83	9
291425000639	75	Herculaneum High	Public	9-12	1 Blackcat Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	489	31	15.8	44.2%	432 (88.3%)	14 (2.9%)	19 (3.9%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,329			$563			$10,766	63.3	80.2	24	51
291917001037	76	Logan-Rogersville High	Public	9-12	300 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Webster County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2813	740	48	15.4	26.2%	694 (93.8%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$11,157			$2,044			$9,113	63	49.3	150	74
293057002101	77	Union High	Public	9-12	1217 West Main	Union	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(636) 583-2513	1,011	63	15.9	31.9%	917 (90.7%)	9 (0.9%)	26 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.5%)	$10,182			$2,719			$7,463	62.9	60.4	92	15
292121001167	78	Monroe City R-I High	Public	9-12	401 Hwys 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 735-4626	257	20	12.6	37.0%	226 (87.9%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$11,904			$1,526			$10,378	62.5	53.1	131	53
290327000028	79	Ash Grove High	Public	7-12	100 N Maple Ln	Ash Grove	65604	Greene County	Ash Grove R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 751-2330	329	27	12.2	37.1%	317 (96.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,820			$2,409			$8,411	62.2	58.2	102	23
292917001869	80	Central High	Public	9-12	116 Rebel Dr	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-2616	629	37	17	51.7%	587 (93.3%)	22 (3.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,898			$1,925			$7,974	61.7	60.1	93	13

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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.