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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)
291434003156	311	Ruskin High School	Public	9-12	7000 E 111th St	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7400	1,240	96	12.9	100.1%	112 (9.0%)	774 (62.4%)	238 (19.2%)	29 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	74 (6.0%)	$13,943			$3,325			$10,618	19.3	13.6	308	3
292664001573	312	Ritenour Senior High	Public	9-12	9100 St Charles Rock Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	No	(314) 493-6105	2,033	100	20.2	100.0%	379 (18.6%)	854 (42.0%)	612 (30.1%)	28 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (7.6%)	$11,538			$998			$10,539	19.2	17.1	295	17
293078002124	313	Van-Far Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2200 Hwy 54 West	Vandalia	63382	Audrain County	Van-Far R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 594-6442	244	24	10.2	50.4%	214 (87.7%)	11 (4.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$10,555			$2,643			$7,912	19.2	25.8	259	54
291914001033	314	Lockwood High	Public	9-12	400 W 4th St	Lockwood	65682	Dade County	Lockwood R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 232-4513	97	10	9.3	35.1%	90 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$14,803			$5,008			$9,794	18.9	24.5	263	51
292607001525	315	Raytown Senior High	Public	9-12	6019 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7300	1,342	81	16.5	61.0%	248 (18.5%)	720 (53.7%)	240 (17.9%)	13 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (8.2%)	$13,734			$2,749			$10,985	18.7	15.6	302	13
293066002113	316	University City Senior High	Public	9-12	7401 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4100	811	62	13.1	100.0%	59 (7.3%)	655 (80.8%)	54 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$19,793			$1,848			$17,945	18.6	17.6	291	25
291383000622	317	Hazelwood Central High	Public	9-12	15875 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5400	1,782	81	21.9	55.2%	67 (3.8%)	1,570 (88.1%)	67 (3.8%)	14 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.3%)	$12,556			$3,154			$9,402	18.3	23.3	274	43
291332000566	318	Greenfield High	Public	7-12	410 W College	Greenfield	65661	Dade County	Greenfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 637-5328	157	18	8.8	59.2%	146 (93.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$13,692			$623			$13,069	18.3			(n/a)
291131000398	319	El Dorado Springs High	Public	9-12	901 S Grand Ave	El Dorado Springs	64744	Cedar County	El Dorado Springs R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 876-3112	337	29	11.7	38.6%	318 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,969			$2,298			$7,671	18	13.6	309	10
292166001191	320	Northeast Nodaway High	Public	7-12	126 S High School Ave	Ravenwood	64479	Nodaway County	Northeast Nodaway County R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 937-3125	84	10	8.2	26.2%	82 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$13,126			$2,201			$10,925	17.9			(n/a)

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.