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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
290306000016	271	Alton High	Public	6-12	505 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 778-7215	313	33	9.4	56.5%	302 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,241			$418			$10,823	28.5	24.3	265	6
290612000149	272	Buffalo High	Public	9-12	500 W Main	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2223	522	36	14.4	54.0%	478 (91.6%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$12,857			$2,282			$10,575	28.3	31.7	235	37
291614000745	273	Jasper County High School	Public	7-12	201 W Mercer	Jasper	64755	Jasper County	Jasper County R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 394-2511	219	21	10.2	51.1%	190 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$10,973			$748			$10,225	27.5	27.6	251	22
292981002059	274	Summersville High	Public	6-12	525 Rogers Street	Summersville	65571	Texas County	Summersville R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 932-4929	240	19	12.4	40.8%	235 (97.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,629			$2,988			$7,641	27.3			(n/a)
290002902741	275	Guadalupe Centers High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1524 The Paseo	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 471-2582	464	36	12.8	99.4%	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	449 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,169			$1,929			$15,240	27.2	17.9	287	12
291122000388	276	East Prairie High	Public	9-12	304 E Walnut	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 649-3564	306	24	12.6	100.0%	271 (88.6%)	13 (4.2%)	15 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$12,735			$477			$12,258	27.1	21.4	277	1
292868001772	277	Southwest Livingston County R-1 High School	Public	6-12	4944 Hwy Dd	Ludlow	64656	Livingston County	Southwest Livingston County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 738-4433	92	8	11.8	66.3%	91 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$9,142			$304			$8,839	27			(n/a)
292760001695	278	Northeast Vernon County R-I High	Public	7-12	216 E Leslie Ave	Walker	64790	Vernon County	Northeast Vernon County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 465-2221	103	12	8.9	76.7%	96 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,266			$2,418			$10,848	26.3			(n/a)
292061001104	279	McDonald County High	Public	9-12	100 Mustang Dr	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 845-3322	1,119	72	15.4	64.8%	673 (60.1%)	11 (1.0%)	263 (23.5%)	13 (1.2%)	33 (2.9%)	96 (8.6%)	30 (2.7%)	$11,489			$876			$10,613	25.8	19.3	282	3
290636000158	280	Butler High	Public	6-12	420 S Fulton St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 679-6121	492	41	11.9	43.7%	428 (87.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,631			$2,887			$7,744	25.6	11.3	324	44

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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 November 26, 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.