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
221	Potosi High	Public	9-12	1 Trojan Dr	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 438-2156	673	42	15.9	100.0%	642 (95.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$11,060			$654			$10,407	37	49.6	150	71		292550001497
222	Warrenton High	Public	9-12	803 Pinckney	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6902	974	60	16.2	38.4%	827 (84.9%)	28 (2.9%)	49 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.7%)	$12,816			$913			$11,903	36.7	42.5	193	29		293105002151
223	Monroe City R-I High	Public	9-12	401 Hwys 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 735-4626	271	21	13	34.7%	237 (87.5%)	8 (3.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$12,226			$462			$11,764	36.5			(n/a)		292121001167
224	Portageville High	Public	6-12	904 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	No	(573) 379-3819	360	31	11.7	62.2%	277 (76.9%)	53 (14.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$14,685			$1,785			$12,900	36.5	59.9	100	124		290000302458
225	Osage High	Public	9-12	636 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Miller County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	No	(573) 348-0115	678	41	16.3	34.8%	585 (86.3%)	15 (2.2%)	36 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$11,942			$711			$11,231	36.3	48.5	155	70		292763001697
226	Van-Far Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2200 Hwy 54 West	Vandalia	63382	Audrain County	Van-Far R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 594-6442	248	23	10.8	47.6%	214 (86.3%)	8 (3.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$13,390			$377			$13,013	36.3	19.2	313	87		293078002124
227	Southwest High	Public	9-12	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 826-5413	236	18	13.3	60.2%	203 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$11,971			$855			$11,116	36.3	36.3	231	4		292871001774
228	Benton High	Public	9-12	5655 S Fourth	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4030	682	51	13.4	46.9%	491 (72.0%)	18 (2.6%)	96 (14.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	64 (9.4%)	$16,134			$429			$15,705	36.2	24.6	285	57		292706001644
229	Pleasant Hill High	Public	9-12	1 Rooster Way	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-3111	730	47	15.6	15.6%	653 (89.5%)	9 (1.2%)	40 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	$12,197			$76			$12,121	35.7	55.5	119	110		292533001461
230	Paris High	Public	9-12	25686 Bus Hwy 24	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 289-0970	163	14	11.5	42.9%	152 (93.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$13,935			$319			$13,616	35.6	32.8	249	19		292353001365

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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.