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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)
292928001976	1	Metro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4015 McPherson Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 534-3894	343	23	14.9	99.1%	163 (47.5%)	116 (33.8%)	23 (6.7%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,312			$523			$13,789	97.5	93.5	2	1
292913001867	2	St. Elizabeth High	Public	6-12	Hwy 52	St Elizabeth	65075	Miller County	St. Elizabeth R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 493-2246	137	11	12.6	17.5%	134 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$10,301			$1,253			$9,049	95.7			(n/a)
291645000894	3	Kearney High	Public	10-12	715 E 19th St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4585	824	57	14.5	13.1%	756 (91.7%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	$11,500			$178			$11,322	91.3	86.5	18	15
290837002490	4	Ft. Zumwalt South High	Public	9-12	8050 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1212	1,334	95	14	14.8%	1,008 (75.6%)	107 (8.0%)	74 (5.5%)	76 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.0%)	$12,385			$688			$11,697	90.7	92.7	3	1
290837002624	5	Ft. Zumwalt West High	Public	9-12	1251 Turtle Creek Dr	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-0300	1,778	122	14.6	16.8%	1,341 (75.4%)	121 (6.8%)	132 (7.4%)	88 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (5.1%)	$12,330			$556			$11,773	90.6	92.6	4	1
292253000424	6	Nixa High	Public	9-12	514 South Nicholas Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3500	1,957	114	17.1	23.7%	1,671 (85.4%)	17 (0.9%)	106 (5.4%)	30 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	128 (6.5%)	$9,880			$848			$9,032	90.6	91.2	6
292895001860	7	Francis Howell High	Public	9-12	7001 Hwy 94 South	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4700	1,835	92	19.9	8.3%	1,505 (82.0%)	108 (5.9%)	84 (4.6%)	68 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (3.7%)	$10,717			$564			$10,152	89.5	86.1	20	13
292928003231	8	Collegiate School Of Med/Bio	Public	9-12	4939 Kemper Ave.	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 696-2290	334	21	15.9	99.1%	140 (41.9%)	132 (39.5%)	26 (7.8%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,987			$444			$13,543	89.1	96.4	1	7
292355002413	9	Park Hill South High	Public	9-12	4500 NW River Park Dr	Riverside	64150	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4120	1,860	106	17.4	24.8%	1,286 (69.1%)	214 (11.5%)	192 (10.3%)	47 (2.5%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	100 (5.4%)	$14,048			$469			$13,578	88.8	89	9
290972000275	10	Clayton High	Public	9-12	#1 Mark Twain Circle	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6600	835	83	10.1	8.7%	509 (61.0%)	131 (15.7%)	36 (4.3%)	100 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.9%)	$21,543			$658			$20,885	87.6	87.7	12	2

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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:

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.