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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
291830000983	51	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	1,960	139	14	24.8%	1,277 (65.2%)	246 (12.6%)	205 (10.5%)	50 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	173 (8.8%)	$12,458			$1,088			$11,371	72.1	73.3	39	12
292049001095	52	Maryville High	Public	9-12	1503 S Munn Ave	Maryville	64468	Nodaway County	Maryville R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 562-3511	519	33	15.6	24.9%	469 (90.4%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$13,263			$2,451			$10,812	71.6	73.9	38	14
291203000481	53	Festus Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Westwind Dr	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5410	1,023	56	18.1	35.2%	930 (90.9%)	30 (2.9%)	10 (1.0%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.9%)	$10,402			$1,609			$8,793	71.2	78.8	27	26
290876000264	54	Chillicothe High	Public	9-12	2801 Hornet Rd	Chillicothe	64601	Livingston County	Chillicothe R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 646-0700	591	32	18.1	25.4%	520 (88.0%)	12 (2.0%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$11,527			$4,559			$6,968	70.9	45.1	165	111
290100000299	55	Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	2,056	108	19	20.8%	1,418 (69.0%)	210 (10.2%)	128 (6.2%)	145 (7.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (7.2%)	$12,902			$580			$12,323	70.9	60.7	82	27
292370001421	56	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	1,898	128	14.8	39.1%	706 (37.2%)	659 (34.7%)	278 (14.6%)	67 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	183 (9.6%)	$17,993						$17,993	70.5	72.7	44	12
291782000946	57	Ladue Horton Watkins High	Public	9-12	1201 S Warson Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-6447	1,325	94	14	9.7%	711 (53.7%)	225 (17.0%)	71 (5.4%)	211 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (8.1%)	$15,503			$112			$15,391	70.1	82.5	19	38
292841001754	58	Smithville High	Public	9-12	645 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-0405	884	54	16.2	11.4%	780 (88.2%)	11 (1.2%)	59 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.8%)	$11,109			$198			$10,911	70.1	72.9	43	15
293165002208	59	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	1,137	77	14.6	18.4%	832 (73.2%)	145 (12.8%)	70 (6.2%)	19 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (5.7%)	$12,145			$250			$11,895	69.7	74	37	22
291170000429	60	Fair Grove High	Public	9-12	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	No	(417) 759-2554	376	25	15	32.2%	353 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$9,012			$759			$8,253	69.5	66.9	57	3

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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 26, 2024, 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

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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.