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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
290837000239	21	Ft. Zumwalt North High	Public	9-12	1230 Tom Ginnever Blvd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-4447	1,528	113	13.5	18.5%	1,185 (77.6%)	132 (8.6%)	96 (6.3%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.6%)	$12,709			$603			$12,106	81.1	84.7	15	6
293165003398	22	North Point High School	Public	9-12	2255 West Meyer Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 455-5344	1,276	78	16.3	12.8%	1,063 (83.3%)	92 (7.2%)	59 (4.6%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.8%)	$12,440			$329			$12,111	80.5	83	17	5
292031001077	23	Marionville High	Public	9-12	17725 Highway 14	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 258-2521	218	18	12.4	43.6%	205 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,714			$82			$14,632	80.1			(n/a)
290327000028	24	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	318	27	11.7	38.1%	294 (92.5%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$10,820			$2,409			$8,411	80	62.2	79	55
293153002197	25	Webster Groves High	Public	9-12	100 Selma Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6400	1,310	93	14.1	12.9%	971 (74.1%)	163 (12.4%)	55 (4.2%)	17 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.6%)	$12,745			$235			$12,511	80	78.9	26	1
290837002978	26	Ft. Zumwalt East High	Public	9-12	600 1st Executive Ave	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 477-2400	1,202	91	13.2	21.5%	880 (73.2%)	107 (8.9%)	107 (8.9%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.8%)	$13,015			$598			$12,416	79.7	81.8	21	5
290588000131	27	Brentwood High	Public	9-12	2221 High School Dr	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 962-3837	191	23	8.3	23.6%	99 (51.8%)	39 (20.4%)	21 (11.0%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	$24,534			$768			$23,766	79.5			(n/a)
292685000657	28	Marquette Senior High	Public	9-12	2351 Clarkson Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6000	2,136	135	15.7	14.2%	1,343 (62.9%)	206 (9.6%)	122 (5.7%)	395 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (3.3%)	$10,688			$257			$10,431	79.2	76.3	31	3
292752001685	29	Salisbury High	Public	7-12	1000 S Maple Ave	Salisbury	65281	Chariton County	Salisbury R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 388-6442	249	25	9.9	38.2%	233 (93.6%)	7 (2.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,361			$1,577			$12,784	78.7	80.8	23	6
293201002243	30	Willard High	Public	9-12	515 E Jackson St	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-3524	1,400	88	15.9	26.9%	1,193 (85.2%)	44 (3.1%)	87 (6.2%)	13 (0.9%)	14 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	44 (3.1%)	$10,248			$563			$9,684	78.4	77.6	29	1

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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 November 26, 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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.