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
51	Republic High	Public	9-12	4370 S. Repmo Drive	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 732-3650	1,530	91	16.9	35.2%	1,293 (84.5%)	15 (1.0%)	110 (7.2%)	11 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.1%)	$12,334			$565			$11,769	74.5	72.7	49	2		292622001541
52	Grain Valley High	Public	9-12	551 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5000	1,482	87	16.9	21.0%	1,188 (80.2%)	49 (3.3%)	115 (7.8%)	15 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	104 (7.0%)	$12,414			$503			$11,912	74.3	72.3	50	2		291308000546
53	Eldon High	Public	9-12	101 S Pine St	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 392-8010	597	32	18.6	50.8%	568 (95.1%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,298			$1,149			$11,149	73.9	75.1	39	14		291134000402
54	Tarkio Jh And High School	Public	6-12	312 S Eleventh St	Tarkio	64491	Atchison County	Tarkio R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 736-4118	176	20	8.8	43.8%	166 (94.3%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,905			$606			$19,299	73.3			(n/a)		292994002067
55	Staley High	Public	9-12	2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5330	2,091	105	19.9	19.3%	1,312 (62.7%)	271 (13.0%)	228 (10.9%)	57 (2.7%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	208 (9.9%)	$14,528			$551			$13,977	73.2	73.9	44	11		292280003083
56	Pattonville Senior High	Public	9-12	2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8051	1,945	127	15.3	42.9%	714 (36.7%)	691 (35.5%)	297 (15.3%)	55 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	185 (9.5%)	$16,401			$347			$16,054	73	70.5	56			292370001421
57	Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	1,940	116	16.7	25.7%	1,127 (58.1%)	385 (19.8%)	204 (10.5%)	39 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (9.0%)	$14,983			$325			$14,658	72.7	66.1	76	19		291830001481
58	Blue Eye High	Public	9-12	658 State Hwy Ee	Blue Eye	65611	Stone County	Blue Eye R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 779-5331	160	17	9.4	49.4%	154 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$20,714			$1,144			$19,570	72.7			(n/a)		290528000076
59	Stockton High	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Dr	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 276-8806	289	26	11.1	43.9%	265 (91.7%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,602			$1,371			$12,231	72.6	55.4	120	61		292952002044
60	Blair Oaks High	Public	9-12	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 635-8514	421	27	15.7	8.8%	399 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,455			$195			$11,259	72.1	73.5	47	13		290993000295

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.