Best High Schools in Missouri

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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
71	St. Charles West High	Public	9-12	3601 Droste Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4200	645	62	10.4	27.1%	432 (67.0%)	124 (19.2%)	62 (9.6%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	$19,783			$440			$19,342	68.8	60	99	28		292892001851
72	South Harrison High	Public	9-12	3400 Bulldog Ave	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 425-8051	243	17	14.6	40.7%	220 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	$15,127			$1,401			$13,726	68.5	73.5	46	26		290000201642
73	Hancock Senior High	Public	9-12	229 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	369	29	12.7	100.0%	199 (53.9%)	94 (25.5%)	39 (10.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.1%)	$17,813			$152			$17,660	67.8	45.2	181	108		291362000583
74	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	247	19	13.2	33.2%	241 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,488			$236			$10,252	67.7	37.5	224	150		292829001748
75	Clinton Senior High	Public	9-12	1106 S 2nd Street	Clinton	64735	Henry County	Clinton	No	No	No	No	(660) 885-2247	614	38	16.2	41.4%	546 (88.9%)	11 (1.8%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.9%)	$13,033			$1,283			$11,750	67.7	39.7	215	140		290986000286
76	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	7 Blue Jay Way	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 933-6900	300	22	13.4	19.0%	279 (93.0%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$14,352			$351			$14,001	67.1	66.1	77	1		291623003144
77	Lawson High	Public	9-12	600 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7270	362	26	14.1	21.3%	346 (95.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,446			$321			$12,125	66.9			(n/a)		291822000962
78	Skyline High	Public	9-12	20663 Us -65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 993-4226	216	17	12.7	39.4%	211 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,643			$327			$12,316	66.9			(n/a)		291432002372
79	Camdenton High	Public	9-12	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9232	1,285	88	14.6	40.5%	1,093 (85.1%)	16 (1.2%)	115 (8.9%)	13 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (3.0%)	$14,495			$841			$13,653	66.4	61.5	92	13		290699000175
80	Webb City High	Public	9-12	621 N Madison	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6010	1,381	88	15.6	40.0%	1,121 (81.2%)	25 (1.8%)	118 (8.5%)	16 (1.2%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	81 (5.9%)	$10,959			$683			$10,276	66.3	63.2	84	4		293150002186

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.