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)
292280001286	221	Oak Park High	Public	9-12	825 NE 79th Terr	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5320	1,756	97	18	41.7%	990 (56.4%)	233 (13.3%)	264 (15.0%)	44 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	29 (1.7%)	191 (10.9%)	$12,822			$688			$12,134	35.2	30.9	241	20
293162002204	222	Wellsville-Middletown High School	Public	6-12	900 Burlington Rd	Wellsville	63384	Montgomery County	Wellsville Middletown R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 684-2017	163	17	9.3	53.4%	153 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,256			$2,614			$10,642	34.7			(n/a)
292562001502	223	Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	281	27	10.3	55.5%	165 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (35.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,825			$1,416			$10,409	34.5	25.1	266	43
292280001293	224	Winnetonka High	Public	9-12	5815 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5340	1,284	88	14.5	59.6%	617 (48.1%)	237 (18.5%)	247 (19.2%)	24 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	142 (11.1%)	$14,862			$718			$14,145	34	33.1	229	5
292110001154	225	Moberly Senior High	Public	9-12	1625 Gratz Brown Rd	Moberly	65270	Randolph County	Moberly	No	No	No	No	(660) 269-2660	691	47	14.6	46.9%	568 (82.2%)	24 (3.5%)	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.4%)	$12,089			$2,553			$9,536	33.6	32.8	231	6
290738000202	226	Carrollton Senior High	Public	9-12	300 E Ninth St	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 542-1276	243	19	13	34.2%	225 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,141			$2,289			$15,852	33.5	31.8	236	10
292886001796	227	Glendale High	Public	9-12	2727 S Ingram Mill	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8900	1,307	84	15.6	33.3%	1,036 (79.3%)	66 (5.0%)	94 (7.2%)	36 (2.8%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (5.0%)	$11,894			$1,920			$9,974	33.3	35.5	220	7
292910001864	228	St. Clair High	Public	9-12	1015 High School Dr	Saint Clair	63077	Franklin County	St. Clair R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(636) 629-3500	684	47	14.5	48.4%	636 (93.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$10,978			$1,267			$9,711	33.1	41.6	189	39
290564000109	229	Bourbon High School	Public	9-12	1500 S Old Highway 66	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 732-5615	271	21	13	50.6%	252 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$10,361			$645			$9,716	33.1	43.6	179	50
291092000373	230	Doniphan High	Public	9-12	5 Ball Park Rd	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 996-3667	476	30	16	99.4%	452 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,382			$1,092			$10,289	33	37.8	206	24

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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.