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 Thursday, November 6, 2025.

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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
101	Marion C. Early High	Public	9-12	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	150	14	10.4	34.7%	136 (90.7%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$16,118			$544			$15,574	60.4	68.6	62	39		292016001073
102	Savannah High	Public	9-12	701 State Rte E	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 324-3128	752	46	16.2	30.7%	711 (94.5%)	8 (1.1%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$11,210			$214			$10,996	60.4	47.8	162	60		292757001693
103	Boonville High	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Drive	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-7426	527	35	15		421 (79.9%)	35 (6.6%)	21 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	$13,871			$829			$13,041	60.4	63	87	16		290558000104
104	Plattsburg High	Public	9-12	800 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 539-2184	200	19	10.6	37.5%	155 (77.5%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (15.5%)	$14,744			$580			$14,164	60.4	56	115	11		292529001458
105	Rockwood Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	1780 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6800	1,194	78	15.3	17.1%	972 (81.4%)	94 (7.9%)	39 (3.3%)	39 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.1%)	$15,054			$160			$14,894	60.3	56.4	113	8		292685000665
106	Salem Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	606	40	15.3	53.8%	557 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$9,643			$412			$9,231	59.9	55.1	122	16		292709001678
107	Mountain Grove High	Public	9-12	420 N Main	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	455	29	15.6	59.3%	423 (93.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,823			$1,070			$11,753	59.4	75.6	38	69		292151001182
108	Bayless Senior High	Public	9-12	4532 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8660	562	30	18.6	62.1%	356 (63.3%)	62 (11.0%)	37 (6.6%)	78 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$13,428			$751			$12,677	59	60.6	95	13		290450000044
109	Bolivar High	Public	9-12	1401 N Pomme de Terre Ave	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-5228	831	59	14	41.8%	765 (92.1%)	12 (1.4%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$13,144			$714			$12,430	59	52	137	28		290537000092
110	St. Charles High	Public	9-12	725 N Kingshighway St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4100	782	74	10.5	38.5%	548 (70.1%)	107 (13.7%)	109 (13.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$18,842			$424			$18,418	58.8	46.6	173	63		292892001848

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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.

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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.