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)
290735000198	61	Carl Junction High School	Public	9-12	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7081	960	61	15.6	32.2%	782 (81.5%)	11 (1.1%)	63 (6.6%)	18 (1.9%)	20 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	$9,663			$3,074			$6,589	66.3	75.5	36	25
292763001697	62	Osage High	Public	9-12	636 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	No	(573) 348-0115	666	40	16.8	38.7%	578 (86.8%)	13 (2.0%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	$11,060			$3,144			$7,916	66.1	68.1	63	1
292067001118	63	Oakville Senior High	Public	9-12	5557 Milburn Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7000	1,780	112	15.8	22.1%	1,475 (82.9%)	100 (5.6%)	59 (3.3%)	63 (3.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	73 (4.1%)	$10,172			$260			$9,912	66	77.8	31	32
292001001067	64	Maplewood-Richmond Heights High	Public	9-12	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4401	413	34	12.1	32.0%	238 (57.6%)	92 (22.3%)	28 (6.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	$17,246			$611			$16,635	65.7	67.2	67	3
292358001394	65	South High	Public	9-12	801 Hanna Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7700	1,598	107	14.9	22.7%	1,024 (64.1%)	221 (13.8%)	87 (5.4%)	150 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (7.1%)	$13,491			$723			$12,768	65.3	57.6	105	40
291376000605	66	Harrisonville High	Public	9-12	1504 E Elm	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-3273	746	44	17	26.0%	655 (87.8%)	8 (1.1%)	39 (5.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	$11,860			$329			$11,532	65.3	50.8	145	79
291308000546	67	Grain Valley High	Public	9-12	551 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5000	1,438	84	17.1	22.4%	1,164 (80.9%)	46 (3.2%)	120 (8.3%)	17 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	80 (5.6%)	$10,152			$815			$9,337	64.9	75.3	38	29
290651000168	68	California High	Public	9-12	1501 W Buchanan St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 796-4911	422	34	12.3	29.4%	346 (82.0%)	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,743			$2,360			$8,383	64.8	72.3	49	19
292358001379	69	Central High	Public	9-12	369 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7900	1,244	82	15.2	13.3%	677 (54.4%)	199 (16.0%)	96 (7.7%)	192 (15.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.0%)	$13,921			$675			$13,246	64.5	74.2	40	29
292892001848	70	St. Charles High	Public	9-12	725 N Kingshighway St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4100	817	74	11	42.7%	536 (65.6%)	108 (13.2%)	114 (14.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$17,505			$1,185			$16,321	64.4	73.3	47	23

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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.