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)
290414000040	201	Bakersfield High	Public	6-12	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7333	216	21	10.3	56.0%	208 (96.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,920			$2,992			$7,928	39.5	29.5	249	48
290746000211	202	Carthage High School	Public	9-12	2600 South River	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7020	1,610	89	18	59.9%	793 (49.3%)	19 (1.2%)	730 (45.3%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.5%)	$11,416			$535			$10,881	39.3	31.5	239	37
292346001356	203	Pacific High	Public, Magnet	9-12	425 Indian Warpath Dr	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	Yes	No	No	(636) 271-1414	951	59	16.2	29.8%	847 (89.1%)	9 (0.9%)	47 (4.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.9%)	$11,980			$1,486			$10,494	39.2	44.9	172	31
290817000219	204	Cassville High	Public	9-12	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3137	636	39	16.2	52.2%	546 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$10,475			$2,265			$8,209	38.9	47.5	162	42
291785000954	205	Lamar High	Public	9-12	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-5571	393	30	13.2	40.7%	342 (87.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$12,776			$1,680			$11,096	38.9	41.4	192	13
291683000932	206	Knob Noster High	Public	9-12	504 S Washington	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 563-2283	446	36	12.4	25.8%	368 (82.5%)	9 (2.0%)	32 (7.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	17 (3.8%)	$13,989			$2,507			$11,482	38.3	48.6	156	50
290489000059	207	Thomas W. Kelly High	Public	9-12	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 545-3541	319	24	13.1	46.7%	307 (96.2%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,350			$478			$8,872	38.3	52.9	133	74
292175001200	208	Neelyville High	Public	7-12	289 Broadway St	Neelyville	63954	Butler County	Neelyville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 989-3815	271	25	10.7	50.9%	253 (93.4%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,465			$1,611			$8,854	37.6	37	212	4
290566000115	209	Bowling Green High	Public	9-12	700 West Adams Street	Bowling Green	63334	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 324-5341	364	30	11.9	30.2%	329 (90.4%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$11,503			$1,006			$10,497	37	20.8	288	79
291926001043	210	Louisiana High	Public	9-12	3321 W Georgia St	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 754-6181	226	18	12.7	62.4%	170 (75.2%)	19 (8.4%)	20 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$12,652			$3,245			$9,408	36.8			(n/a)

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.