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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)
293165003227	11	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	2275 Sommers Road	Lake Saint Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-0075	1,586	90	17.6	10.7%	1,283 (80.9%)	94 (5.9%)	94 (5.9%)	47 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.2%)	$11,282			$378			$10,903	87.2	89.6	7	4
292355001371	12	Park Hill High	Public	9-12	7701 NW Barry Rd	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4110	1,857	105	17.6	25.2%	1,130 (60.9%)	277 (14.9%)	220 (11.8%)	94 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	107 (5.8%)	$14,727			$420			$14,307	86	87.5	14	2
292895002072	13	Francis Howell Central High	Public	9-12	5199 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4600	1,805	93	19.4	17.7%	1,443 (79.9%)	150 (8.3%)	97 (5.4%)	35 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.4%)	$11,535			$600			$10,934	85.4	86.5	17	4
292064001108	14	Meadville High	Public	7-12	101 W Crandall	Meadville	64659	Linn County	Meadville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 938-4112	111	11	9.9	37.8%	108 (97.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,863			$477			$9,386	85.3			(n/a)
290837000239	15	Ft. Zumwalt North High	Public	9-12	1230 Tom Ginnever Blvd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-4447	1,497	110	13.6	17.9%	1,183 (79.0%)	125 (8.4%)	79 (5.3%)	20 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.7%)	$12,709			$603			$12,106	84.7	88.7	10	5
292685001624	16	Lafayette Senior High	Public	9-12	17050 Clayton Rd	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4100	1,682	107	15.6	10.3%	1,205 (71.6%)	154 (9.2%)	93 (5.5%)	173 (10.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	50 (3.0%)	$11,581			$268			$11,313	83.1	87.1	15	1
293165003398	17	North Point High School	Public	9-12	2255 West Meyer Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 455-5344	1,075	66	16.2	10.0%	900 (83.7%)	79 (7.3%)	49 (4.6%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.3%)	$12,440			$329			$12,111	83			(n/a)
293165002844	18	Timberland High	Public	9-12	559 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3988	1,676	110	15.2	12.9%	1,325 (79.1%)	120 (7.2%)	113 (6.7%)	25 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (5.3%)	$11,987			$241			$11,746	82.9	79.8	25	7
291782000946	19	Ladue Horton Watkins High	Public	9-12	1201 S Warson Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-6447	1,313	95	13.8	12.2%	721 (54.9%)	219 (16.7%)	63 (4.8%)	213 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (7.3%)	$15,503			$112			$15,391	82.5	86.2	19
291830002795	20	Lee's Summit West High	Public	9-12	2600 SW Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4000	1,992	121	16.4	8.8%	1,433 (71.9%)	225 (11.3%)	152 (7.6%)	51 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (6.6%)	$12,654			$1,140			$11,515	81.9	79.6	26	6

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.