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Best High Schools in Ray County, MO

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Schools

1,110

Students

Districts

Top rankedLawson High77^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Smallest classes

Orrick High 9 students per teacher

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Lawson High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Science (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Watkins Mill Park Camp	Public	6-12	25610 Park Rd North	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 781-8786	46	7	6.5	93.5%	30 (65.2%)	13 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Hardin-Central High	Public	7-12	500 NE 1st St	Hardin	64035	Ray County	Hardin-Central C-2	No	No	No	No	(660) 398-4394	95	13	7.5	41.1%	95 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	17.8	23.7		18.3		$17,541		$17,541
Hardin Central Virtual School	Public	9-12	500 NE 1st St	Hardin	64035	Ray County	Hardin-Central C-2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(660) 398-4394	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawson High	Public	9-12	600 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7270	362	26	14.1	21.3%	346 (95.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66.9	77^th of 367 public high schools	79.0%					(n/a)			61.5	38.3		$12,446	$321	$12,125
Orrick High	Public	6-12	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(816) 770-3327	133	15	9.0	42.9%	122 (91.7%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				13.7		$17,102	$682	$16,420
Richmond High	Public	9-12	451 E South	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-2226	474	33	14.5	36.9%	424 (89.5%)	14 (3.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	31.6	260^th of 367 public high schools	29.2%		33.6	245^th of 378 public high schools	35.2%	15			14.5	30.3	47.6	$12,690	$229	$12,461

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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.

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