Best Public Schools in Ferguson, MO

The city of Ferguson, Missouri is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with most performing poorly on key metrics compared to state averages.

The standout school in the data is Steam Academy At Msb High School, which consistently ranks among the top schools in the state. This high school has strong graduation rates, low dropout rates, and impressive test scores that exceed the district and state averages. In contrast, the elementary and middle schools in Ferguson generally perform quite poorly, with several schools ranking near the bottom of the state and having very low proficiency rates on state assessments.

Across the district, the schools in Ferguson face high rates of chronic absenteeism and serve predominantly low-income populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 98.86% to 99.52%. The Ferguson-Florissant R-II school district as a whole is ranked 309 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the challenges facing the schools in Ferguson are not isolated but rather reflect broader systemic issues within the district.