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
161	North Callaway High	Public	9-12	2700 Thunderbird Dr	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 386-2211	347	28	12.5	36.6%	314 (90.5%)	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$12,454			$1,043			$11,411	49.6	29.4	265	104		292274001254
162	Mehlville High School	Public	9-12	3200 Lemay Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6000	1,388	102	13.5	42.8%	950 (68.4%)	169 (12.2%)	79 (5.7%)	88 (6.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (6.9%)	$14,526			$140			$14,386	49.3	50.5	146	16		292067001115
163	Russellville High	Public	7-12	13600 Rte C	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 782-3973	285	24	12	22.1%	277 (97.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,810			$730			$12,080	49.2	31.9	252	89		292697001639
164	Ewing Marion Kauffman High	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Paseo Boulevard	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	402	40	10	100.0%	7 (1.7%)	315 (78.4%)	54 (13.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	$27,224			$1,411			$25,813	48.9	34.5	237	73		290059703277
165	Sullivan Senior High	Public	9-12	1073 E Vine St	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	No	(573) 468-5171	668	48	13.8	39.4%	633 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,626			$570			$13,056	48.8	42.2	197	32		292976002057
166	Neosho High	Public	9-12	511 Neosho Blvd	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	No	(417) 451-8670	1,530	85	18	53.7%	951 (62.2%)	13 (0.8%)	305 (19.9%)	18 (1.2%)	31 (2.0%)	115 (7.5%)	97 (6.3%)	$11,097			$226			$10,871	48.7	41.5	199	33		292181001209
167	Montgomery County High	Public	9-12	394 N Hwy 19	Montgomery City	63361	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 564-2213	336	25	13.5	38.4%	301 (89.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,745			$281			$13,463	48.3	34.3	242	75		292133001169
168	Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	605 SE 12th	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4152	604	39	15.3	26.8%	518 (85.8%)	13 (2.2%)	43 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$12,568			$286			$12,282	48.2	48.9	153	15		292301001317
169	Central High	Public	9-12	2602 Edmond	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4080	1,733	105	16.4	37.6%	1,078 (62.2%)	129 (7.4%)	266 (15.3%)	51 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	41 (2.4%)	164 (9.5%)	$14,181			$233			$13,948	48.2	34.6	236	67		292706001648
170	Windsor High	Public	9-12	6208 Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4429	887	57	15.6	30.2%	787 (88.7%)	17 (1.9%)	47 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$10,297			$52			$10,246	48.1	59.3	103	67		293210002253

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.