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)
293186002232	211	Westran High	Public	9-12	601 Hornet Ln	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 277-4415	178	17	10.3	47.2%	162 (91.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$17,426			$1,127			$16,299	36.8	25.8	264	53
293180002224	212	Midway High	Public	7-12	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 250-2994	206	17	12	31.1%	189 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,012			$553			$13,459	36.7			(n/a)
292706001648	213	Central High	Public	9-12	2602 Edmond	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4080	1,728	93	18.5	40.5%	1,167 (67.5%)	136 (7.9%)	198 (11.5%)	47 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	32 (1.9%)	144 (8.3%)	$10,698			$355			$10,343	36.5	41.3	193	20
290402000031	214	Aurora High	Public	9-12	305 W Prospect St	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3355	573	36	15.8	58.3%	443 (77.3%)	7 (1.2%)	81 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,773			$1,771			$9,002	36.5	32.6	232	18
292274001254	215	North Callaway High	Public	9-12	2700 Thunderbird Dr	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 386-2211	364	30	12	44.0%	337 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,298			$2,542			$8,756	36.1	47.5	163	52
292874001776	216	Sparta High	Public	9-12	8520 State Hwy14e	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-3224	247	17	14.6	45.7%	237 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,187			$681			$9,507	36	36	217	1
290315000022	217	Arcadia Valley High	Public	9-12	520 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	343	23	14.7	50.1%	322 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,394			$2,024			$11,370	35.8	33.4	228	11
293210002253	218	Windsor High	Public	9-12	6208 Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4429	908	60	15.1	29.3%	818 (90.1%)	15 (1.7%)	46 (5.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$10,136			$1,318			$8,818	35.6	46.1	169	49
292826001744	219	Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	1,009	55	18.3	99.7%	542 (53.7%)	336 (33.3%)	47 (4.7%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.3%)	$11,834			$2,776			$9,058	35.6	46.4	167	52
290285000002	220	Adrian Senior High	Public	6-12	601 N Houston	Adrian	64720	Bates County	Adrian R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 297-4460	417	28	14.9	19.7%	403 (96.6%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,204			$336			$8,868	35.3	16.5	308	88

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.