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
121	Raymore-Peculiar Senior High	Public	9-12	20801 School Rd	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1400	1,540	102	15	18.0%	1,067 (69.3%)	188 (12.2%)	127 (8.2%)	18 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	126 (8.2%)	$15,125			$443			$14,682	56.1	41.5	202	81		292373001424
122	Fulton Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Hornet Dr	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	No	(573) 590-8100	659	41	15.9	42.8%	506 (76.8%)	62 (9.4%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	$11,613			$1,092			$10,521	56.1	34.4	240	118		291255000524
123	Central High	Public	9-12	116 Rebel Dr	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-2616	605	39	15.4	54.5%	561 (92.7%)	18 (3.0%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,344			$418			$10,926	55.7	52.5	134	11		292917001869
124	South Iron High	Public	7-12	210 School St	Annapolis	63620	Iron County	South Iron County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 598-4241	145	15	9.8	73.8%	122 (84.1%)	12 (8.3%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,342			$623			$14,719	55.5	31	259	135		292847001759
125	Palmyra High	Public	9-12	1703 S Main St	Palmyra	63461	Marion County	Palmyra R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 769-2067	331	28	11.7	36.6%	298 (90.0%)	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$12,131			$176			$11,955	55.3	60.9	94	31		292349001362
126	North High	Public	9-12	12860 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7600	990	71	13.9	30.0%	354 (35.8%)	371 (37.5%)	95 (9.6%)	72 (7.3%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.0%)	$15,904			$186			$15,719	55.1	58.4	104	22		292358001393
127	Farmington Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Black Knight Dr	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1310	1,354	86	15.6	45.7%	1,282 (94.7%)	12 (0.9%)	34 (2.5%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.0%)	$11,533			$502			$11,031	55	48.1	158	31		291191000440
128	Seckman Senior High	Public	9-12	2800 Seckman Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1485	1,737	102	16.9	21.8%	1,565 (90.1%)	19 (1.1%)	72 (4.1%)	19 (1.1%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.0%)	$10,454			$292			$10,161	54.7	52.9	132	4		291230001981
129	Cameron High	Public	9-12	1220 S Park Avenue	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1036	453	39	11.7	40.4%	405 (89.4%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$15,002			$356			$14,647	54.7	54.6	123	6		290702000176
130	Cole Camp High	Public	7-12	500 Keeney St	Cole Camp	65325	Benton County	Cole Camp R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 668-3751	344	28	12.5	46.5%	322 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,727			$1,323			$10,404	54.7			(n/a)		290990000293

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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.