Best High Schools in Missouri

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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)
290837002978	21	Ft. Zumwalt East High	Public	9-12	600 1st Executive Ave	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 477-2400	1,226	90	13.6	24.6%	906 (73.9%)	103 (8.4%)	93 (7.6%)	27 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (7.7%)	$13,015			$598			$12,416	81.8	84.6	21
291869001026	22	Lindbergh Senior High	Public	9-12	5000 S. Lindbergh	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2410	2,235	131	17	12.0%	1,814 (81.2%)	58 (2.6%)	145 (6.5%)	110 (4.9%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (4.6%)	$10,678			$156			$10,522	81.8	66.4	70	48
292752001685	23	Salisbury High	Public	7-12	1000 S Maple Ave	Salisbury	65281	Chariton County	Salisbury R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 388-6442	242	25	9.8	40.9%	224 (92.6%)	10 (4.1%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,361			$1,577			$12,784	80.8			(n/a)
291134000402	24	Eldon High	Public	9-12	101 S Pine St	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 392-8010	584	31	18.9	40.2%	559 (95.7%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,182			$2,685			$8,497	80.6	61.3	86	62
292523001456	25	Platte County High	Public	9-12	1501 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 858-2822	1,330	82	16.1	21.4%	998 (75.0%)	109 (8.2%)	116 (8.7%)	30 (2.3%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	59 (4.4%)	$12,122			$282			$11,840	79.2	65.9	72	47
293153002197	26	Webster Groves High	Public	9-12	100 Selma Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6400	1,315	93	14.1	12.3%	968 (73.6%)	175 (13.3%)	58 (4.4%)	16 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (7.0%)	$12,745			$235			$12,511	78.9	75.4	37	11
291203000481	27	Festus Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Westwind Dr	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5410	979	56	17.5	36.3%	849 (86.7%)	29 (3.0%)	16 (1.6%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.5%)	$10,402			$1,609			$8,793	78.8	66.7	69	42
292358001404	28	West High	Public	9-12	14653 Clayton Rd	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7500	1,436	89	16.2	9.1%	950 (66.2%)	155 (10.8%)	55 (3.8%)	200 (13.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (5.2%)	$12,982			$697			$12,285	77.6	73.6	43	15
293201002243	29	Willard High	Public	9-12	515 E Jackson St	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-3524	1,381	85	16.3	28.8%	1,179 (85.4%)	43 (3.1%)	83 (6.0%)	15 (1.1%)	14 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.1%)	$10,248			$563			$9,684	77.6	81.2	23	6
292895002481	30	Francis Howell North High	Public	9-12	2549 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4900	1,679	91	18.5	18.6%	1,136 (67.7%)	189 (11.3%)	146 (8.7%)	98 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (6.3%)	$11,898			$614			$11,284	76.4	75.5	35	5

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.