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
351	Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	185	20	9.2	100.0%	48 (25.9%)	50 (27.0%)	61 (33.0%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$20,801			$324			$20,477	5.4	4.3	374	23		290100002281
352	Greenways Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	736 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(660) 882-7474	105	10	10.3	37.1%	84 (80.0%)	7 (6.7%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.6%)	$9,716			$246			$9,470	5.4	8.7	351	1		290558003435
353	Niangua High	Public	7-12	301 Rumsey St	Niangua	65713	Webster County	Niangua R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 473-6101	126	14	9.1	61.1%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$15,027			$1,416			$13,611	5.4			(n/a)		292250001233
354	The Innovation School At Cv	Public	9-12	1351 South Florissant Road	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 521-5622	143	7	19.5	100.0%	9 (6.3%)	117 (81.8%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	$20,684			$458			$20,226	5.4	5.4	365	11		291201003371
355	Riverview Gardens Senior High	Public	9-12	1218 Shepley Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4700	1,246	78	15.9	53.3%	9 (0.7%)	1,205 (96.7%)	26 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,270			$2,173			$14,097	5.4	5.5	364	9		292667001586
356	Southeast High School	Public	9-12	3500 E Meyer Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1075	498	32	15.3	100.0%	27 (5.4%)	405 (81.3%)	42 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$19,188			$1,917			$17,271	4.8	5.6	363	7		291640003097
357	Soldan International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	918 N Union Blvd	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 367-9222	337	39	8.6	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	301 (89.3%)	28 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,443			$486			$24,957	4.7	5.4	366	9		292928000790
358	Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	3230 Hartford St	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-6040	734	61	12	100.0%	61 (8.3%)	454 (61.9%)	164 (22.3%)	49 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$20,098			$856			$19,242	4.7	5.6	362	4		292928001994
359	Burke Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10301 Hickman Mills Dr	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	No	(816) 316-7740	0	1	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								4.6			(n/a)		291434003370
360	KIPP St. Louis High	Public, Charter	9-12	706 N Jefferson Ave.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1030	354	40	8.9	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	339 (95.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$21,387			$5,125			$16,262	4.6	6.1	359	1		290059103314

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.