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)
291640000860	341	Northeast High	Public	9-12	415 S Van Brunt	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3300	657	38	17.3	99.5%	53 (8.1%)	268 (40.8%)	225 (34.2%)	99 (15.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	$17,821			$3,606			$14,215	3.8	6.3	342	1
290001402743	342	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1331 E. Meyer Blvd.	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-3464	450	27	16.8	99.3%	2 (0.4%)	416 (92.4%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$14,666			$4,418			$10,248	3.8	5.6	347	5
291640000880	343	East High School	Public	9-12	1924 Van Brunt Blvd	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3125	1,112	78	14.2	99.7%	48 (4.3%)	462 (41.5%)	518 (46.6%)	66 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	9 (0.8%)	$18,091			$3,702			$14,389	3.5	6.3	341	2
292928002767	344	Miller Career Academy	Public	9-12	1000 N Grand	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 371-0394	532	46	11.6	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	509 (95.7%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,518			$442			$15,076	3.4	5.1	353	9
290100002281	345	Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	199	18	10.8	98.5%	77 (38.7%)	74 (37.2%)	30 (15.1%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$26,452			$609			$25,843	3.4	5.6	349	4
291201000472	346	McCluer High	Public	9-12	1896 S Florissant Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9400	1,181	80	14.6	99.7%	28 (2.4%)	1,052 (89.1%)	54 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	$14,956			$1,222			$13,733	3.3	5.5	351	5
292928002011	347	Vashon High	Public	9-12	3035 Cass Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-9487	568	41	13.8	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	562 (98.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,340			$808			$13,533	3	4.1	359	12
292928002009	348	Sumner High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4248 Cottage Ave	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 371-1048	264	19	14.1	98.9%	2 (0.8%)	258 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,512			$1,012			$15,500	2.9	4.7	356	8
292265001248	349	Normandy High	Public	9-12	6701 St Charles Rock Rd	Saint Louis	63133	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0600	732	46	15.8	99.6%	11 (1.5%)	680 (92.9%)	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$19,092			$6,830			$12,262	2.4	6.6	340	9
291434003370	350	Burke Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10301 Hickman Mills Dr	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	No	(816) 316-7740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								2.4	4.9	354	4

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.