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
231	Moberly Senior High	Public	9-12	1625 Gratz Brown Rd	Moberly	65270	Randolph County	Moberly	No	No	No	No	(660) 269-2660	655	43	15.1	49.9%	534 (81.5%)	22 (3.4%)	32 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	$15,285			$787			$14,498	35.3	36.3	230	1		292110001154
232	North Platte High	Public	9-12	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3344	220	17	13	25.9%	208 (94.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,431			$400			$12,031	35			(n/a)		292283001297
233	Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	955	61	15.5	100.0%	510 (53.4%)	309 (32.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.7%)	$14,372			$1,081			$13,292	34.8	35.8	234	1		292826001744
234	Appleton City High	Public	7-12	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 476-2118	170	19	8.8	41.2%	160 (94.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,153			$579			$13,574	34.6			(n/a)		290312000019
235	Wright City High	Public	9-12	159 Roelker Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7500	566	36	15.7	42.8%	427 (75.4%)	28 (4.9%)	84 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	$15,271			$780			$14,491	34.5	54.5	124	111		293231002266
236	Reeds Spring High	Public	9-12	20277a State Hwy 413	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8171	560	37	15.2	55.9%	475 (84.8%)	6 (1.1%)	45 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$17,116			$1,470			$15,645	34.3	47.9	160	76		292616001536
237	Mound City High	Public	9-12	708 Nebraska St	Mound City	64470	Holt County	Mound City R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 442-5429	84	9	8.9	31.0%	77 (91.7%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$16,917			$00			$16,917	34.3			(n/a)		292148001180
238	Owensville High	Public	9-12	3336 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4005	541	36	15.1	40.9%	497 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$12,504			$397			$12,107	33.9	40.8	210	28		292334001347
239	Jasper County High School	Public	7-12	201 W Mercer	Jasper	64755	Jasper County	Jasper County R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 394-2511	213	18	11.7	48.8%	190 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$11,492			$517			$10,975	33.8	27.5	273	34		291614000745
240	Ste. Genevieve Senior High	Public	9-12	715 Washington St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 883-4500	566	46	12.4	39.6%	536 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$15,126			$744			$14,382	33.6	53.9	128	112		292937002033

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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.