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)
293150002186	51	Webb City High	Public	9-12	621 N Madison	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6010	1,349	87	15.5	40.3%	1,102 (81.7%)	17 (1.3%)	123 (9.1%)	20 (1.5%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.6%)	$9,939			$2,006			$7,933	69.3	71	53	2
291201002691	52	Steam Academy At Msb High School	Public	9-12	201 Brotherton Ln	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9800	437	29	14.8	99.3%	70 (16.0%)	316 (72.3%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$13,945			$1,508			$12,437	69.1	78.3	29	23
290531000170	53	Blue Springs South High	Public	9-12	1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3500	2,261	123	18.3	21.5%	1,566 (69.3%)	303 (13.4%)	169 (7.5%)	62 (2.7%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	147 (6.5%)	$11,690			$991			$10,698	68.8	68.3	61	8
291822000962	54	Lawson High	Public	9-12	600 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7270	338	24	13.9	23.1%	317 (93.8%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,509			$1,086			$10,423	68.7			(n/a)
291560000738	55	Jackson Senior High	Public	9-12	315 S Missouri	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9513	1,764	103	17.1	30.2%	1,611 (91.3%)	44 (2.5%)	44 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.3%)	$10,409			$575			$9,835	68.3	67.7	64	9
290594000139	56	Brookfield High	Public	9-12	124 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 258-7242	273	20	13.8	38.1%	248 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,551			$690			$11,861	68.1	67.4	65	9
291170000429	57	Fair Grove High	Public	9-12	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	No	(417) 759-2554	376	25	15.1	33.0%	348 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$9,012			$759			$8,253	66.9	43.8	178	121
291619000749	58	Jefferson City High	Public	9-12	609 Union	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3050	1,296	102	12.7	48.5%	803 (62.0%)	253 (19.5%)	84 (6.5%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	138 (10.6%)	$15,428			$1,755			$13,673	66.8	67.2	66	8
290699000175	59	Camdenton High	Public	9-12	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9232	1,322	83	15.8	38.8%	1,138 (86.1%)	19 (1.4%)	84 (6.4%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.8%)	$13,013			$796			$12,216	66.6	63.3	75	16
290059203205	60	Gateway Science Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	373	29	12.8	49.6%	222 (59.5%)	61 (16.4%)	30 (8.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.3%)	$12,923			$2,451			$10,472	66.4	67.1	68	8

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.