Best High Schools in Missouri

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 367)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
201	Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	387	29	13.5	62.8%	311 (80.4%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (12.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	$14,339			$3,729			$10,610	41.3	46.6	171	30		292754001686
202	Lift For Life Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	383	29	13.3	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	375 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$18,213			$1,043			$17,171	41.1	44.8	184	18		290057403183
203	Crane High	Public	7-12	209 Pirate Ln	Crane	65633	Stone County	Crane R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 723-5300	237	22	10.8	49.8%	225 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$11,820			$628			$11,192	40.7	46	176	27		291029000333
204	Fort Osage High	Public	9-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7030	1,545	87	17.6	42.9%	1,066 (69.0%)	136 (8.8%)	190 (12.3%)	8 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	32 (2.1%)	104 (6.7%)	$15,230			$1,543			$13,687	40.5	29.4	264	60		291229000496
205	Sparta High	Public	9-12	8520 State Hwy14e	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-3224	227	17	13.4	42.7%	210 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$12,045			$835			$11,210	40.2	47	168	37		292874001776
206	Hazelwood West High	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5800	1,994	99	20.1		339 (17.0%)	1,375 (69.0%)	133 (6.7%)	27 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (5.7%)	$14,126			$105			$14,021	39.5	36	233	27		291383000625
207	Buffalo High	Public	9-12	500 W Main	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2223	511	33	15.6	56.2%	461 (90.2%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$16,168			$1,162			$15,006	39.5	28.3	272	65		290612000149
208	Viburnum High	Public	6-12	35 Hwy 49	Viburnum	65566	Iron County	Iron County C-4	No	No	No	No	(573) 244-5521	179	16	11.3	64.2%	172 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,447			$799			$13,648	39.4			(n/a)		291551000729
209	William Chrisman High	Public	9-12	1223 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5355	1,417	83	16.9	70.4%	753 (53.1%)	211 (14.9%)	256 (18.1%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.9%)	19 (1.3%)	159 (11.2%)	$13,496			$1,495			$12,002	39.2	41.4	204	5		291548000724
210	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	1415 Oklahoma Ave	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 339-6266	318	24	13.1	42.5%	294 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,396			$797			$12,599	39.1	57.2	107	103		293036002080

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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 November 6, 2025, 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.