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)
291443000675	101	Hillsboro High	Public	9-12	123 Leon Hall Pkwy	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Hillsboro R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 789-0010	1,121	70	16	25.2%	1,071 (95.5%)	5 (0.4%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$9,781			$512			$9,269	55.9	55.9	110	9
292961002048	102	Morgan County R-I High	Public	6-12	701 N Oak St	Stover	65078	Morgan County	Morgan County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 377-2218	420	27	15.2	99.3%	399 (95.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,162			$388			$9,773	55.5	53	132	30
293144002175	103	Waynesville Senior High	Public	9-12	200 G W Ln	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2400	1,704	86	19.8	38.8%	964 (56.6%)	210 (12.3%)	224 (13.1%)	32 (1.9%)	11 (0.6%)	39 (2.3%)	224 (13.1%)	$12,449			$377			$12,071	55.5	56.4	109	6
291623003144	104	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	7 Blue Jay Way	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 933-6900	318	22	14.3	20.4%	294 (92.5%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,036			$509			$11,527	55.4	62.3	82	22
291797000960	105	Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	102 N School Dr	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 710-6116	307	22	13.8	27.0%	282 (91.9%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,398			$2,120			$10,278	55.3			(n/a)
292886001804	106	Kickapoo High	Public	9-12	3710 S Jefferson	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8500	1,881	96	19.5	26.5%	1,484 (78.9%)	87 (4.6%)	122 (6.5%)	92 (4.9%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (4.4%)	$11,285			$1,457			$9,828	54.7	62.6	78	28
292928002990	107	McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.	Public	6-12	2156 Russell Blvd	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 773-0027	559	40	13.9	99.5%	235 (42.0%)	211 (37.7%)	63 (11.3%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$15,462			$644			$14,818	54.5	42	187	80
290100000300	108	David H. Hickman High	Public	9-12	1104 N Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3000	2,044	119	17.1	33.4%	1,234 (60.4%)	391 (19.1%)	146 (7.1%)	77 (3.8%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	186 (9.1%)	$13,417			$477			$12,940	54.4	53.9	122	14
292685000665	109	Rockwood Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	1780 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6800	1,229	79	15.6	16.5%	1,001 (81.4%)	98 (8.0%)	42 (3.4%)	50 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.0%)	$12,202			$277			$11,925	54.2	66.4	71	38
291935001046	110	Woodland High	Public	9-12	18729 Jackal Drive	Marble Hill	63764	Bollinger County	Woodland R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 238-2663	248	18	13.5	51.2%	243 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,288			$1,455			$10,833	54.1	70.5	55	55

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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.