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)
293045002090	141	Troy Buchanan High	Public	9-12	1190 Old Cap-Au-Gris	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-5148	2,188	136	16.1	25.9%	1,917 (87.6%)	44 (2.0%)	115 (5.3%)	17 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	$11,099			$1,378			$9,721	49.1	53.7	123	18
290840000244	142	Centralia High	Public	9-12	849 S Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-3508	406	30	13.5	25.9%	373 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,808			$1,294			$8,513	49.1	59.4	96	46
292187501219	143	New Bloomfield High	Public	7-12	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 491-3700	307	26	11.8	37.5%	289 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$9,169			$1,203			$7,967	48.9	62.8	76	67
291484000688	144	Houston High	Public	9-12	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 967-3024	374	29	12.9	41.2%	343 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$12,793			$4,129			$8,664	48.8	54	120	24
291230000506	145	Fox Senior High	Public	9-12	751 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-5210	1,742	101	17.2	27.8%	1,453 (83.4%)	47 (2.7%)	82 (4.7%)	30 (1.7%)	14 (0.8%)	16 (0.9%)	100 (5.7%)	$8,914			$609			$8,305	48.6	58.7	99	46
291254000516	146	Fredericktown High	Public	9-12	805 E Hwy 72	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 783-3628	588	39	15	50.3%	531 (90.3%)	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$11,523			$1,341			$10,182	48.3	27.2	260	114
290462000055	147	Belton High	Public	9-12	801 W. North Avenue	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7500	1,374	91	15	42.1%	837 (60.9%)	133 (9.7%)	265 (19.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	120 (8.7%)	$13,586			$1,835			$11,751	48.3	37.3	210	63
293168002215	148	West Plains Senior High	Public	9-12	602 E Olden	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 256-6150	1,162	64	18.2	41.5%	1,064 (91.6%)	11 (0.9%)	44 (3.8%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.2%)	$9,643			$1,799			$7,843	48.1	56.6	108	40
292550001497	149	Potosi High	Public	9-12	1 Trojan Dr	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 438-2156	682	41	16.6	100.0%	647 (94.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$10,783			$1,607			$9,176	48.1	51.8	143	6
293111002163	150	Washington High School	Public	9-12	600 Blue Jay Drive	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2200	1,322	79	16.6	20.0%	1,241 (93.9%)	11 (0.8%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	$12,826			$2,083			$10,743	48	54.1	119	31

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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.