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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)
290558003435	351	Greenways Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	736 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(660) 882-7474	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								8.7			(n/a)
291788003413	352	Missouri Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(573) 765-3716	173			52.6%	90 (52.0%)	66 (38.2%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)								7.8			(n/a)
292928002767	353	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	7.8	3.4	344	9
291278000535	354	Gideon High	Public	7-12	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	No	(573) 448-3471	101	10	10	97.0%	98 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,894			$2,080			$12,814	7.2			(n/a)
292928002013	355	Central Visual/Perf. Arts High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3125 S Kingshighway Blvd	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 771-2772	386	29	13.3	99.2%	52 (13.5%)	286 (74.1%)	36 (9.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,843			$460			$15,382	6.8	4.4	336	19
291629000769	356	Jennings High	Public	9-12	8850 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8100	691	41	16.7	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	669 (96.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)								6.7	13	316	40
291640000860	357	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	6.7	3.8	341	16
291640000880	358	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	6.4	3.5	343	15
290059103314	359	KIPP St. Louis High	Public, Charter	9-12	706 N Jefferson Ave.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1030	515	62	8.2	99.4%	9 (1.7%)	487 (94.6%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$14,469			$5,581			$8,888	6.1	5.2	334	25
292928002009	360	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	5.7	2.9	348	12

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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.
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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.