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
171	Frontier School Of Excellence-U	Public, Charter	9-12	5605 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	160	21	7.7	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	81 (50.6%)	71 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$24,360			$2,666			$21,694	48.1	39.7	216	45		290059003181
172	Seneca High	Public	9-12	1110 Neosho St	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 776-3926	450	34	13	45.8%	349 (77.6%)	9 (2.0%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,988			$489			$11,499	47.9			(n/a)		292790001719
173	Cassville High	Public	9-12	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3137	586	41	14.1	53.4%	503 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.3%)	$12,290			$445			$11,845	47.6	40.2	212	39		290817000219
174	Capital City High School	Public	9-12	1650 Cavalier Drive	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3286	1,314	97	13.5	42.5%	811 (61.7%)	251 (19.1%)	114 (8.7%)	32 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.9%)	$12,477			$273			$12,204	47.6	57.6	105	69		291619003346
175	North Kansas City High	Public	9-12	620 E 23rd Ave	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5310	1,719	106	16.2	52.6%	553 (32.2%)	461 (26.8%)	341 (19.8%)	123 (7.2%)	8 (0.5%)	30 (1.7%)	203 (11.8%)	$15,056			$552			$14,503	47.4	37.1	226	51		292280001284
176	Woodland High	Public	9-12	18729 Jackal Drive	Marble Hill	63764	Bollinger County	Woodland R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 238-2663	263	20	13.3	50.2%	254 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,436			$933			$12,503	47.2	48	159	17		291935001046
177	Morgan County High	Public	9-12	913 W Newton	Versailles	65084	Morgan County	Morgan County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 378-4697	377	31	12.3	51.7%	349 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$13,472			$567			$12,905	46.9	33	248	71		293084002131
178	Cuba High	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Pride Dr	Cuba	65453	Crawford County	Crawford County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 885-2534	392	27	14.2	45.2%	358 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$11,729			$275			$11,455	46.2	28.9	268	90		291041000341
179	Knob Noster High	Public	9-12	504 S Washington	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 563-2283	474	36	13.2	30.4%	370 (78.1%)	21 (4.4%)	32 (6.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$13,977			$2,162			$11,815	45.9	50.3	149	30		291683000932
180	Doniphan High	Public	9-12	5 Ball Park Rd	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 996-3667	487	31	15.8	100.0%	443 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,049			$879			$12,170	45.7	41.1	207	27		291092000373

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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.