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)
292976002057	171	Sullivan Senior High	Public	9-12	1073 E Vine St	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	No	(573) 468-5171	719	47	15.2	38.9%	664 (92.4%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$10,634			$1,189			$9,445	43.5	58.2	103	68
291362000583	172	Hancock Senior High	Public	9-12	229 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	389	26	14.8	91.0%	222 (57.1%)	88 (22.6%)	30 (7.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.8%)	$13,298			$2,191			$11,107	43.4	36.5	213	41
290291000009	173	Affton High	Public	9-12	8309 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	No	(314) 638-6330	739	50	14.6	35.5%	525 (71.0%)	80 (10.8%)	55 (7.4%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.2%)	$13,150			$262			$12,888	43.3	38.7	202	29
293105002151	174	Warrenton High	Public	9-12	803 Pinckney	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6902	997	60	16.5	39.8%	848 (85.1%)	29 (2.9%)	57 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	$11,440			$1,015			$10,425	43.1	44.9	174
291255000524	175	Fulton Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Hornet Dr	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	No	(573) 590-8100	678	44	15.5	33.2%	534 (78.8%)	56 (8.3%)	22 (3.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (8.0%)	$10,141			$1,629			$8,511	42.9	38.9	200	25
291867001016	176	Lincoln High	Public	7-12	101 W Lamine St #39	Lincoln	65338	Benton County	Lincoln R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 547-3514	253	19	13.5	53.8%	229 (90.5%)	5 (2.0%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,520			$1,028			$9,492	42.8	34	224	48
292067001115	177	Mehlville High School	Public	9-12	3200 Lemay Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6000	1,440	103	13.9	42.6%	1,032 (71.7%)	179 (12.4%)	66 (4.6%)	77 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (5.8%)	$11,319			$244			$11,076	42.7	53.6	125	52
291194000445	178	Mid-Buchanan Senior High	Public	7-12	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 238-1646	394	31	12.7	13.5%	379 (96.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,711			$322			$10,389	42.4	31.7	238	60
292790001719	179	Seneca High	Public	9-12	1110 Neosho St	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 776-3926	488	35	13.8	47.5%	378 (77.5%)	6 (1.2%)	22 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,620			$1,939			$8,681	41.9	39.7	196	17
290059703277	180	Ewing Marion Kauffman High	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Paseo Boulevard	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	394	35	11.3	66.8%	10 (2.5%)	319 (81.0%)	39 (9.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$17,667			$2,690			$14,977	41.6	46.4	166	14

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.