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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)
292928001976	1	Metro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4015 McPherson Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 534-3894	333	24	13.8	100.0%	171 (51.4%)	101 (30.3%)	20 (6.0%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$14,312			$523			$13,789	98.7	97.5	1
292814001731	2	North Shelby High	Public	7-12	3071 Hwy 15	Shelbyville	63469	Shelby County	North Shelby	No	No	No	No	(573) 633-2410	134	16	8.4	25.4%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$16,437			$216			$16,221	95.5			(n/a)
292913001867	3	St. Elizabeth High	Public	6-12	Hwy 52	St Elizabeth	65075	Miller County	St. Elizabeth R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 493-2246	134	10	12.8	15.7%	131 (97.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$10,301			$1,253			$9,049	95.2	95.7	2	1
292253000424	4	Nixa High	Public	9-12	514 South Nicholas Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3500	1,987	115	17.3	21.8%	1,676 (84.3%)	18 (0.9%)	126 (6.3%)	25 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (7.0%)	$9,880			$848			$9,032	91.5	90.6	6	2
292358001404	5	West High	Public	9-12	14653 Clayton Rd	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7500	1,408	89	15.7	12.7%	881 (62.6%)	175 (12.4%)	51 (3.6%)	218 (15.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.7%)	$12,982			$697			$12,285	91.4	77.6	28	23
290837002624	6	Ft. Zumwalt West High	Public	9-12	1251 Turtle Creek Dr	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-0300	1,701	122	13.8	16.8%	1,272 (74.8%)	91 (5.3%)	143 (8.4%)	96 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.6%)	$12,330			$556			$11,773	91.1	90.6	5	1
293171002220	7	West Platte High	Public	9-12	935 Washington St	Weston	64098	Platte County	West Platte County R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 640-2292	218	20	11.1	16.1%	179 (82.1%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	$19,670			$596			$19,074	90.5			(n/a)
292895001860	8	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	1,844	92	20.1	8.9%	1,463 (79.3%)	125 (6.8%)	88 (4.8%)	82 (4.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (4.3%)	$10,717			$564			$10,152	90	89.5	7	1
290837002490	9	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	1,245	90	13.7	13.7%	945 (75.9%)	114 (9.2%)	64 (5.1%)	59 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	$12,385			$688			$11,697	90	90.7	4	5
292895002072	10	Francis Howell Central High	Public	9-12	5199 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4600	1,741	92	18.9	16.8%	1,387 (79.7%)	135 (7.8%)	105 (6.0%)	38 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.3%)	$11,535			$600			$10,934	88.9	85.4	13	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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.