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)
292280001284	231	North Kansas City High	Public	9-12	620 E 23rd Ave	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5310	1,640	101	16.3	55.2%	582 (35.5%)	366 (22.3%)	331 (20.2%)	128 (7.8%)	8 (0.5%)	31 (1.9%)	194 (11.8%)	$13,525			$707			$12,818	32.8	32.5	233	2
293207002245	232	Willow Springs High	Public	9-12	215 W Fourth St	Willow Springs	65793	Howell County	Willow Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 469-2114	387	35	11	51.7%	357 (92.2%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,917			$1,671			$10,246	32.4	29.9	247	15
293084002131	233	Morgan County High	Public	9-12	913 W Newton	Versailles	65084	Morgan County	Morgan County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 378-4697	417	30	13.9	51.1%	374 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$13,590			$2,403			$11,187	32.3	38.8	201	32
290543000100	234	North County Senior High	Public	9-12	7151 Raider Rd	Bonne Terre	63628	St. Francois County	North St. Francois County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-3300	873	53	16.5	48.5%	827 (94.7%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$10,331			$1,396			$8,935	32	43	181	53
290612000149	235	Buffalo High	Public	9-12	500 W Main	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2223	568	35	16.1	50.5%	519 (91.4%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$12,857			$2,282			$10,575	31.7	20.4	291	56
293219002257	236	Winfield High	Public	9-12	3920 East Hwy 47	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 668-8130	511	35	14.7	39.3%	472 (92.4%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,354			$523			$9,831	31.6	35.7	219	17
292521001450	237	Plato High	Public	6-12	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 458-4980	282	24	11.5	46.5%	270 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$10,550			$1,155			$9,396	31.5	24.3	273	36
292041001086	238	Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	805 S Miami	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-2244	765	47	16.3	57.0%	439 (57.4%)	32 (4.2%)	211 (27.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.9%)	24 (3.1%)	$13,229			$3,791			$9,438	31.1	10	329	91
292829001748	239	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	214	16	13.7	25.7%	208 (97.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,723			$1,095			$9,629	31			(n/a)
291827000972	240	Lebanon Senior High	Public	9-12	777 Brice St	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6600	1,474	81	18.2	50.3%	1,326 (90.0%)	15 (1.0%)	54 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.6%)	$11,116			$2,279			$8,837	30.6	36.4	214	26

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.