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)
293211002255	301	Windsor High	Public	7-12	210 North St	Windsor	65360	Henry County	Henry County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 647-3106	326	26	12.4	48.5%	306 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,644			$1,465			$9,180	15.6	17	305	4
292607001525	302	Raytown Senior High	Public	9-12	6019 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7300	1,365	86	15.9	65.3%	282 (20.7%)	719 (52.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	9 (0.7%)	118 (8.6%)	$13,734			$2,749			$10,985	15.6	32.9	230	72
291383002696	303	Hazelwood East High	Public	9-12	11300 Dunn Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5600	1,264	61	20.8	65.7%	18 (1.4%)	1,211 (95.8%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$11,990			$3,362			$8,627	15.5	10.8	327	24
291329000564	304	Green Ridge High	Public	7-12	401 W Pettis St	Green Ridge	65332	Pettis County	Green Ridge R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 527-3315	181	13	13.7	46.4%	155 (85.6%)	2 (1.1%)	14 (7.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$10,737			$2,364			$8,373	15.5			(n/a)
290825000225	305	Center Senior High	Public	9-12	8715 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3330	742	62	12	62.4%	118 (15.9%)	475 (64.0%)	83 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.0%)	$18,019			$2,815			$15,204	14.9	11.3	324	19
290573000120	306	Delta C-7 High	Public	7-12	20 Charger Ln	Deering	63840	Pemiscot County	Delta C-7	No	No	No	No	(573) 757-6611	85	10	8.7	54.1%	70 (82.4%)	9 (10.6%)	5 (5.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,977			$450			$12,527	14.7			(n/a)
290059003181	307	Frontier School Of Excellence-U	Public, Charter	9-12	5605 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	183	21	8.7	98.4%	6 (3.3%)	87 (47.5%)	85 (46.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$17,439			$4,186			$13,253	14.5	12	321	14
291434003156	308	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	1,273	93	13.6	100.0%	115 (9.0%)	845 (66.4%)	223 (17.5%)	30 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	49 (3.8%)	$13,943			$3,325			$10,618	13.6	14.2	316	8
291131000398	309	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	348	30	11.4	39.7%	328 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,969			$2,298			$7,671	13.6	24.3	274	35
290057903342	310	Grand Center Arts Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	417	36	11.7	100.0%	72 (17.3%)	309 (74.1%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$14,829			$3,928			$10,901	13.4	25.9	263	47

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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.

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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.