Best High Schools in Missouri

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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)
292787001716	151	Senath-Hornersville High School	Public	9-12	800 S State	Senath	63876	Dunklin County	Senath-Hornersville C-8	No	No	No	No	(573) 738-2661	217	17	13	98.6%	126 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$10,540			$2,338			$8,203	47.7			(n/a)
291365000595	152	Hannibal Senior High	Public	9-12	4500 McMasters Ave	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	No	(573) 221-2733	1,052	63	16.8	48.8%	873 (83.0%)	78 (7.4%)	26 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.5%)	$11,240			$519			$10,721	47.4	64.5	74	78
291428000646	153	Hermann High	Public	9-12	176 Bearcat Crossing	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 486-5425	323	25	12.9	37.5%	305 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,000			$1,875			$9,124	47.3	52.4	137	16
291908001030	154	Linn High	Public	6-12	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 897-4216	350	27	13	36.6%	333 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$9,829			$962			$8,868	47.3			(n/a)
292943002037	155	Steelville High	Public	9-12	17154 Highway 19	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 775-2144	291	23	12.8	48.8%	271 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$10,729			$1,074			$9,655	47.1	47.8	161	6
290978000282	156	Clever High	Public	9-12	6800 W Hwy 14	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 743-4830	394	28	13.9	23.9%	365 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,097			$196			$8,901	47.1	55	115	41
292856001766	157	Southern Boone High	Public	9-12	14520 Crump Ln	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2144	540	38	14.2	12.2%	492 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$10,180			$541			$9,638	47.1	56.9	107	50
290525000073	158	Bloomfield High	Public	9-12	505 Court St	Bloomfield	63825	Stoddard County	Bloomfield R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 568-2146	182	16	11.6	44.5%	171 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$10,563			$417			$10,146	47.1	48.5	158
292283001297	159	North Platte High	Public	9-12	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3344	213	16	12.9	21.1%	200 (93.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,673			$569			$11,104	46.7			(n/a)
291011000324	160	Conway High Schools	Public	7-12	726 W Jefferson Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 589-2941	384	27	14.1	55.2%	362 (94.3%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,897			$758			$9,140	46.7	21.8	287	127

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.