Best High Schools in Missouri for Homeless 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, Homeless 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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 20)	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 (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Parkview High	Public	9-12	516 W Meadowmere	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-9200	1,182	77	15.4	59.1%	714 (60.4%)	129 (10.9%)	161 (13.6%)	38 (3.2%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	129 (10.9%)	$15,102			$992			$14,110	95.0%	27.8%	67.21%			292886001808
2	Joplin High	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5230	2,288	125	18.3	58.8%	1,537 (67.2%)	112 (4.9%)	286 (12.5%)	38 (1.7%)	45 (2.0%)	56 (2.4%)	214 (9.4%)	$10,614			$1,330			$9,284	90.0%	60.5%	29.51%			291635000787
3	Central High	Public	9-12	2602 Edmond	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4080	1,733	105	16.4	37.6%	1,078 (62.2%)	129 (7.4%)	266 (15.3%)	51 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	41 (2.4%)	164 (9.5%)	$14,181			$233			$13,948	85.0%	54.0%	31.05%			292706001648
4	Hazelwood West High	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5800	1,994	99	20.1		339 (17.0%)	1,375 (69.0%)	133 (6.7%)	27 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (5.7%)	$14,126			$105			$14,021	80.0%	43.9%	36.13%			291383000625
5	Branson High	Public	9-12	935 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-6511	1,469	88	16.6	54.8%	1,032 (70.3%)	39 (2.7%)	293 (19.9%)	34 (2.3%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.9%)	$12,170			$384			$11,786	75.0%	50.4%	24.59%			290576000122
6	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	70.0%	52.3%	17.68%			292280001284
7	Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	805 S Miami	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-2244	827	58	14.1	46.4%	429 (51.9%)	25 (3.0%)	241 (29.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.0%)	76 (9.2%)	$12,402			$831			$11,571	65.0%	26.4%	38.57%			292041001086
8	Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3319 N Grant	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8000	1,065	66	16.2	61.0%	710 (66.7%)	136 (12.8%)	96 (9.0%)	17 (1.6%)	9 (0.8%)	12 (1.1%)	85 (8.0%)	$15,726			$1,085			$14,642	60.0%	29.7%	30.30%			292886001800
9	McCluer High	Public	9-12	1896 S Florissant Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9400	1,075	65	16.4	100.0%	20 (1.9%)	951 (88.5%)	75 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.3%)	$17,849			$168			$17,682	55.0%	10.4%	44.65%			291201000472
10	Smith-Cotton High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tiger Pride Boulevard	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 851-5300	1,551	92	16.9	59.6%	1,022 (65.9%)	51 (3.3%)	327 (21.1%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	127 (8.2%)	$12,384			$1,222			$11,162	50.0%	49.0%	0.95%			292783001709

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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.