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)
291830001481	41	Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	2,007	118	16.9	22.3%	1,194 (59.5%)	378 (18.8%)	192 (9.6%)	37 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	10 (0.5%)	192 (9.6%)	$12,395			$1,093			$11,302	73.1	71.7	50	9
292005001070	42	Marceline High	Public	6-12	314 E Santa Fe	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 376-2411	204	16	12.8	30.9%	191 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,479			$135			$11,344	72.9			(n/a)
292841001754	43	Smithville High	Public	9-12	645 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-0405	906	55	16.4	11.6%	789 (87.1%)	15 (1.7%)	56 (6.2%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$11,109			$198			$10,911	72.9	71.1	52	9
292370001421	44	Pattonville Senior High	Public	9-12	2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8051	1,893	126	14.9	38.8%	717 (37.9%)	658 (34.8%)	268 (14.2%)	69 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	175 (9.2%)	$17,993						$17,993	72.7	70.1	57	13
292280003083	45	Staley High	Public	9-12	2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5330	1,897	95	19.9	21.4%	1,238 (65.3%)	209 (11.0%)	203 (10.7%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	185 (9.8%)	$12,868			$693			$12,175	71.7	68.7	60	15
291050000350	46	Desoto Senior High	Public	9-12	815 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1085	848	52	16.1	33.7%	788 (92.9%)	8 (0.9%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$10,461			$2,120			$8,341	71.3	65	73	27
290993000295	47	Blair Oaks High	Public	9-12	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 635-8514	457	28	16.3	7.4%	433 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,137			$79			$9,058	71.2	86.7	16	31
292685001621	48	Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	4525 Hwy 109	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3100	1,712	104	16.4	10.0%	1,468 (85.7%)	96 (5.6%)	59 (3.4%)	39 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	43 (2.5%)	$11,644			$265			$11,378	71	73.6	44	4
291640000844	49	Lincoln College Prep.	Public, Magnet	9-12	2111 Woodland	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	No	(816) 418-3000	897	56	15.8	99.7%	209 (23.3%)	367 (40.9%)	247 (27.5%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.4%)	13 (1.4%)	$17,082			$3,384			$13,698	70.4	68.2	62	13
291224000487	50	Forsyth High	Public	9-12	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 546-6383	404	31	13	54.5%	365 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,809			$2,385			$10,424	69.3	55.3	113	63

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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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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.