Best High Schools in Missouri for African American 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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 105)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Collegiate School Of Med/Bio	Public	9-12	4939 Kemper Ave.	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 696-2290	332	23	14.4	100.0%	133 (40.1%)	143 (43.1%)	26 (7.8%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$20,628			$423			$20,205	99.0%	98.9%	0.14%			292928003231
2	Ft. Zumwalt South High	Public	9-12	8050 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1212	1,212	85	14.1	16.0%	912 (75.2%)	100 (8.3%)	61 (5.0%)	61 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.4%)	$15,491			$370			$15,122	98.1%	97.5%	0.55%			290837002490
3	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	97.1%	92.6%	4.50%			292355001371
4	Platte County High	Public	9-12	1501 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 858-2822	1,397	81	17.2	19.0%	1,001 (71.7%)	151 (10.8%)	150 (10.7%)	47 (3.4%)	14 (1.0%)	11 (0.8%)	23 (1.6%)	$14,324			$262			$14,062	96.2%	87.2%	9.00%			292523001456
5	Francis Howell High	Public	9-12	7001 Hwy 94 South	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4700	1,843	92	19.9	7.6%	1,462 (79.3%)	127 (6.9%)	90 (4.9%)	84 (4.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.0%)	$12,905			$182			$12,724	95.2%	97.3%	2.04%			292895001860
6	Lee's Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	400 SE Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2000	1,989	150	13.2	30.2%	1,277 (64.2%)	256 (12.9%)	218 (11.0%)	58 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	174 (8.7%)	$14,744			$301			$14,443	94.3%	89.4%	4.91%			291830000983
7	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	93.3%	84.7%	8.59%			292370001421
8	Park Hill South High	Public	9-12	4500 NW River Park Dr	Riverside	64150	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4120	1,890	112	16.8	25.8%	1,238 (65.5%)	216 (11.4%)	232 (12.3%)	62 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	13 (0.7%)	120 (6.3%)	$15,979			$265			$15,714	92.4%	95.9%	3.53%			292355002413
9	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	2275 Sommers Road	Lake Saint Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-0075	1,647	97	16.9	11.0%	1,273 (77.3%)	95 (5.8%)	113 (6.9%)	60 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.4%)	$12,684			$156			$12,528	91.4%	95.4%	3.94%			293165003227
10	Emil E. Holt Senior High	Public	9-12	600 Campus Dr	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3876	1,022	77	13.2	17.3%	722 (70.6%)	130 (12.7%)	69 (6.8%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (7.9%)	$16,535			$277			$16,258	90.5%	92.1%	1.62%			293165002208

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.