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Park Hill South High

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 96% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Park Hill South High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Riverside, Missouri, part of the highly-ranked Park Hill School District. This exceptional school has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Hill South High excels academically, outperforming the state and its local district in standardized test scores across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.6% of Park Hill South High students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 74.6% in the Park Hill district and 45.4% statewide. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.6% to 91.2% over the past few years, higher than the state average. Additionally, Park Hill South High serves a diverse student population, with the school ranking among the top 10 in Missouri for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as the top 15 for white students.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, Park Hill South High stands out as a top performer, outpacing Park Hill High in several academic metrics. The school's consistent high performance and the district's commitment to education make Park Hill South High a standout institution in the state of Missouri.

1,890

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,979

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 NW River Park Dr
Riverside, MO 64150-9648

(816) 359-4120

District: Park Hill

Feeder schools for Park Hill South High:

Elementary:	English Landing Elementary
	Graden Elementary
	Hawthorn Elementary
	Line Creek Elementary
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	Southeast Elementary
	Union Chapel Elementary
Middle:	Lakeview Middle
	Walden Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Missouri high schools

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg66%

Missouri avg45%

15^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Park Hill

84^th of 367Park Hill among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	15 of 367	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	12 of 378	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	9 of 352	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	9 of 361	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	9 of 358	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	16 of 460	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	12 of 468	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	82.0	44 of 404	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	15 of 401	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	80.2	28 of 504	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	7 of 521	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	10 of 523	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	4 of 522	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	2 of 528	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.3	4 of 516	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	8 of 507	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	74.2	79 of 539	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	60 of 538	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	50 of 534	90.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	8 of 105	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	3 of 105	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	5 of 105	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	4 of 96	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	46.8	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.6	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	1 of 111	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	1 of 129	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	29 of 103	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	24 of 95	74.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	75.3	6 of 96	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	4 of 100	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	3 of 64	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	8 of 91	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	57.0	33 of 84	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	21 of 279	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	15 of 274	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	13 of 268	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	36 of 250	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.4	4 of 255	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	60.3	88 of 368	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	42 of 382	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	3 of 40	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	3 of 39	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.9	19 of 59	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	27 of 138	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.9	3 of 127	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	12 of 306	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	16 of 321	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	5 of 302	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	6 of 310	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	8 of 309	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	10 of 430	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	9 of 440	98.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)94th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)62nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II85%+27 vs state

Algebra I71%+25 vs state

Biology I63%+26 vs state

English II63%+10 vs state

Government59%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, March 22, 2009

I went to school here when it opened until 2001, and loved it. I felt safe, and was in a structured learning environment. I cannot say the same for many of the other schools I attended in Missouri. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	86.1	15^th of 367 public high schools	95.9%		88.1	12^th of 378 public high schools	96.8%	3						70.6	63.2	63.2	85.2	59.3	$15,979	$265	$15,714
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%)	47.4	175^th of 367 public high schools	52.3%		37.1	226^th of 378 public high schools	40.2%	51						27.0	29.3	53.7	69.9	42.1	$15,056	$552	$14,503
Lead Innovation Studio	Public	9-12	7201 N. Line Creek Parkway	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4130	0	45	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
STAR School	Public	6-12	731 NE 76th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 437-3607	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Park High	Public	9-12	825 NE 79th Terr	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5320	1,755	99	17.8	40.7%	904 (51.5%)	243 (13.8%)	304 (17.3%)	45 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (2.1%)	216 (12.3%)	52.5	140^th of 367 public high schools	61.9%		41	208^th of 378 public high schools	45.0%	68						43.5	37.8	49.5	83.2	36.3	$14,691	$547	$14,144
Crossroads Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	816 Broadway	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	406	39	10.5	49.5%	54 (13.3%)	196 (48.3%)	124 (30.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	9.6	332^nd of 367 public high schools	9.5%		14.4	331^st of 378 public high schools	12.4%	1	25.8	26.1	14.8	22.8	31.1	8.5	12.8				$22,876	$971	$21,905
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%)	82.4	27^th of 367 public high schools	92.6%		85.9	15^th of 378 public high schools	96.0%	12						67.5	56.1	64.1	75.4		$15,823	$332	$15,491
Winnetonka High	Public	9-12	5815 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5340	1,238	88	13.9	57.6%	560 (45.2%)	266 (21.5%)	233 (18.8%)	29 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	142 (11.5%)	38.7	212^th of 367 public high schools	42.2%		28.5	270^th of 378 public high schools	28.6%	58						39.9	28.2	41.6		35.1	$16,427	$555	$15,873
Manual Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1215 Truman Rd	Kansas City	64106	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-5205	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Guadalupe Centers High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1524 The Paseo	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 471-2582	458	41	11.1	83.6%	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	446 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20.8	301^st of 367 public high schools	18.0%		27.2	275^th of 378 public high schools	27.2%	26						26.0	18.3				$23,477	$1,674	$21,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Hill South High

How many students attend Park Hill South High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,890 students attended Park Hill South High.

What is the racial makeup of Park Hill South High?

Students at Park Hill South High are 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Park Hill South High in?

Park Hill

What schools feed into Park Hill South High?

Park Hill South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : English Landing Elementary
Elementary : Graden Elementary
Elementary : Hawthorn Elementary
Elementary : Line Creek Elementary
Elementary : Southeast Elementary
Elementary : Union Chapel Elementary
Middle : Lakeview Middle
Middle : Walden Middle

Is Park Hill South High a good school?

Yes! Park Hill South High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 367 Missouri high schools.

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