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)
292892001851	91	St. Charles West High	Public	9-12	3601 Droste Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4200	631	59	10.7	30.1%	405 (64.2%)	93 (14.7%)	63 (10.0%)	19 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.6%)	$17,876			$1,022			$16,854	58.2	59.9	94	3
292313001327	92	Oran High School	Public	7-12	310 Church St	Oran	63771	Scott County	Oran R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 262-3345	187	12	15.5	38.0%	173 (92.5%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$10,363			$220			$10,144	58			(n/a)
290702000176	93	Cameron High	Public	9-12	1220 S Park Avenue	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1036	500	36	13.7	38.2%	447 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$11,333			$2,058			$9,275	57.7	53.1	130	37
291941001053	94	Macon Senior High	Public	9-12	702 N Missouri	Macon	63552	Macon County	Macon County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 385-5748	438	28	15.7	29.9%	383 (87.4%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$10,855			$625			$10,230	57.2	60.7	90	4
291674000916	95	Kirksville Senior High	Public	9-12	1300 S Cottage Grove	Kirksville	63501	Adair County	Kirksville R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 665-4631	808	47	17.1	34.2%	692 (85.6%)	43 (5.3%)	30 (3.7%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.2%)	$10,455			$2,032			$8,423	57	54.2	117	22
293102002145	96	Warrensburg High	Public	9-12	1411 S Ridgeview Dr	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 747-2262	992	67	14.8	25.3%	792 (79.8%)	39 (3.9%)	45 (4.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	83 (8.4%)	$11,602			$1,357			$10,245	57	54.2	118	22
292952002044	97	Stockton High	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Dr	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 276-8806	285	26	10.9	38.6%	260 (91.2%)	5 (1.8%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,235			$3,262			$8,973	56.7	49.3	151	54
290576000122	98	Branson High	Public	9-12	935 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-6511	1,423	87	16.3	46.0%	1,053 (74.0%)	37 (2.6%)	223 (15.7%)	29 (2.0%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.8%)	$10,268			$1,473			$8,795	56.7	59.5	95	3
291140000407	99	Elsberry High	Public	9-12	138 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 898-5554	249	19	13.3	36.1%	224 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$11,739			$1,274			$10,465	56.3			(n/a)
292754001686	100	Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	401	29	13.8	71.6%	325 (81.0%)	6 (1.5%)	52 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,111			$2,963			$8,148	56.1	31.7	237	137

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.