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The fastest-growing public high schools in Missouri

Across Missouri, 151 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 8.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

151

Missouri

Top Enrollment growth

98.0%

Median Enrollment growth

8.9%

FASTEST GROWING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH	Kansas City, MO	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL	203	402	98.0%
2	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	253	461	82.2%
3	ROOSEVELT HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	423	734	73.5%
4	JACKSON SR. HIGH	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	1,139	1,830	60.7%
5	SUMNER HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	271	407	50.2%
6	COLE CAMP HIGH	COLE CAMP, MO	COLE CAMP R-I	230	344	49.6%
7	VASHON HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	422	621	47.2%
8	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	462	669	44.8%
9	OZARK HIGH	OZARK, MO	OZARK R-VI	1,308	1,789	36.8%
10	COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	245	332	35.5%
11	LONE JACK HIGH	LONE JACK, MO	LONE JACK C-6	299	400	33.8%
12	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	328	439	33.8%
13	KNOB NOSTER HIGH	KNOB NOSTER, MO	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	355	474	33.5%
14	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	993	1,299	30.8%
15	STALEY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,599	2,091	30.8%
16	MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGH	FAUCETT, MO	MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V	323	415	28.5%
17	Orchard Farm High School	St. Charles, MO	ORCHARD FARM R-V	556	698	25.5%
18	FESTUS SR. HIGH	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	816	1,019	24.9%
19	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	324	401	23.8%
20	LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	1,331	1,647	23.7%
21	WRIGHT CITY HIGH	WRIGHT CITY, MO	WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.	460	566	23.0%
22	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	464	562	21.1%
23	LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	LIBERTY, MO	LIBERTY 53	1,868	2,262	21.1%
24	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH	ST LOUIS, MO	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	319	383	20.1%
25	NIXA HIGH	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	1,711	2,041	19.3%
26	ELSBERRY HIGH	ELSBERRY, MO	ELSBERRY R-II	223	264	18.4%
27	DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	1,706	2,007	17.6%
28	MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGH	MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III	387	455	17.6%
29	STRAFFORD HIGH	STRAFFORD, MO	STRAFFORD R-VI	372	437	17.5%
30	NEOSHO HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,304	1,530	17.3%
31	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	1,965	2,299	17.0%
32	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	487	570	17.0%
33	OAK PARK HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,509	1,755	16.3%
34	PLATTE COUNTY HIGH	PLATTE CITY, MO	PLATTE CO. R-III	1,204	1,397	16.0%
35	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	395	458	15.9%
36	HALLSVILLE HIGH	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	401	464	15.7%
37	FAIR GROVE HIGH	FAIR GROVE, MO	FAIR GROVE R-X	323	373	15.5%
38	OAKVILLE SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	1,599	1,847	15.5%
39	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE, MO	PARK HILL	1,638	1,890	15.4%
40	SILEX HIGH	SILEX, MO	SILEX R-I	214	247	15.4%
41	CLEVER HIGH	CLEVER, MO	CLEVER R-V	346	397	14.7%
42	NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,499	1,719	14.7%
43	OSAGE HIGH	OSAGE BEACH, MO	SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE	593	678	14.3%
44	SOUTH TECHNICAL	SUNSET HILLS, MO	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	776	885	14.0%
45	NEELYVILLE HIGH	NEELYVILLE, MO	NEELYVILLE R-IV	265	301	13.6%
46	KINGSTON HIGH	CADET, MO	KINGSTON K-14	228	259	13.6%
47	FARMINGTON SR. HIGH	FARMINGTON, MO	FARMINGTON R-VII	1,193	1,354	13.5%
48	UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	770	874	13.5%
49	SCOTT CITY HIGH	SCOTT CITY, MO	SCOTT CITY R-I	237	268	13.1%
50	PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	1,720	1,945	13.1%

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