Best High Schools in Missouri for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Missouri!

Every year, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Missouri test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 53)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Ft. Zumwalt East High	Public	9-12	600 1st Executive Ave	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 477-2400	1,171	84	13.9	19.3%	834 (71.2%)	127 (10.8%)	111 (9.5%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.3%)	$15,128			$327			$14,801	98.1%	89.6%	8.47%			290837002978
2	Marquette Senior High	Public	9-12	2351 Clarkson Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6000	2,095	131	15.9	15.0%	1,322 (63.1%)	178 (8.5%)	131 (6.3%)	388 (18.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.5%)	$12,409			$161			$12,248	96.2%	94.8%	1.40%			292685000657
3	Soldan International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	918 N Union Blvd	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 367-9222	337	39	8.6	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	301 (89.3%)	28 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,443			$486			$24,957	94.3%	2.7%	91.61%			292928000790
4	Frontier Stem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6455 E Commerce Ave.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 241-6202	401	39	10.2	77.6%	23 (5.7%)	76 (19.0%)	289 (72.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$20,612			$1,144			$19,468	92.5%	94.0%	1.55%			290059003232
5	Kickapoo High	Public	9-12	3710 S Jefferson	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8500	1,923	100	19.2	26.8%	1,464 (76.1%)	95 (4.9%)	149 (7.7%)	95 (4.9%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	105 (5.5%)	$13,099			$901			$12,198	90.6%	89.1%	1.47%			292886001804
6	Central High	Public	9-12	1000 S Silver Springs Rd	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-8228	1,278	89	14.2	100.0%	608 (47.6%)	405 (31.7%)	102 (8.0%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.6%)	$14,005			$1,288			$12,717	88.7%	45.5%	43.18%			290712000186
7	Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	1,997	109	18.2	17.9%	1,322 (66.2%)	213 (10.7%)	130 (6.5%)	157 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	166 (8.3%)	$14,539			$339			$14,200	86.8%	88.0%	1.22%			290100000299
8	Park Hill High	Public	9-12	7701 NW Barry Rd	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4110	1,947	111	17.5	27.6%	1,140 (58.6%)	310 (15.9%)	252 (12.9%)	87 (4.5%)	9 (0.5%)	34 (1.7%)	115 (5.9%)	$15,823			$332			$15,491	84.9%	92.6%	7.74%			292355001371
9	South High	Public	9-12	801 Hanna Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7700	1,485	102	14.5	19.9%	950 (64.0%)	192 (12.9%)	91 (6.1%)	146 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (6.7%)	$15,373			$193			$15,180	83.0%	88.3%	5.26%			292358001394
10	Ruskin High School	Public	9-12	7000 E 111th St	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7400	1,299	99	13	100.0%	110 (8.5%)	792 (61.0%)	273 (21.0%)	34 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	77 (5.9%)	$20,421			$2,435			$17,986	81.1%	34.3%	46.80%			291434003156

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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.