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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Missouri

443 public high schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. METRO HIGH leads the list at 92.8%, against a median of 37.3% 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

443

Missouri

Top % Proficient

92.8%

Median % Proficient

37.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	METRO HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	100%	317	92.8%
2	COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	100%	332	81.3%
3	ST. ELIZABETH HIGH	ST ELIZABETH, MO	ST. ELIZABETH R-IV	High	12.9%	139	79.0%
4	MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	High	100%	610	77.4%
5	WEST HIGH	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	10.7%	1,417	71.3%
6	CLAYTON HIGH	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	High	8.0%	788	71.1%
7	FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH	O'FALLON, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	16.4%	1,643	70.9%
8	FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH	ST PETERS, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	16.0%	1,212	70.0%
9	NIXA HIGH	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	High	22.3%	2,041	69.8%
10	BRENTWOOD HIGH	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	High	25.6%	195	69.6%
11	RICHLAND HIGH	ESSEX, MO	RICHLAND R-I	High	72.8%	125	68.5%
12	NORTH SHELBY HIGH	SHELBYVILLE, MO	NORTH SHELBY	High	30.2%	129	68.4%
13	FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	7.6%	1,843	68.4%
14	LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.0%	1,647	65.5%
15	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE, MO	PARK HILL	High	25.8%	1,890	65.2%
16	PUTNAM CO. HIGH	UNIONVILLE, MO	PUTNAM CO. R-I	High	42.3%	175	65.2%
17	FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	16.7%	1,750	64.1%
18	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	14.8%	2,304	63.8%
19	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	High	27.6%	1,947	63.2%
20	LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	11.8%	1,999	62.4%
21	KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	High	11.0%	1,693	62.1%
22	KEARNEY HIGH	KEARNEY, MO	KEARNEY R-I	High	12.8%	814	61.5%
23	LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH	WILDWOOD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	11.4%	1,669	61.4%
24	WEBSTER GROVES HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	High	13.8%	1,253	61.3%
25	STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO	FERGUSON, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	100%	434	60.6%
26	KEARNEY JR. HIGH	KEARNEY, MO	KEARNEY R-I	High	19.0%	510	60.4%
27	TIMBERLAND HIGH	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	14.4%	1,525	60.4%
28	LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	100%	997	60.1%
29	WILLARD HIGH	WILLARD, MO	WILLARD R-II	High	28.4%	1,379	60.1%
30	LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	High	11.5%	1,395	60.1%
31	MARQUETTE SR. HIGH	CHESTERFIELD, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	15.0%	2,095	60.0%
32	ELDON HIGH	ELDON, MO	ELDON R-I	High	50.8%	597	59.7%
33	FESTUS SR. HIGH	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	High	34.7%	1,019	59.5%
34	CENTRAL HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	High	46.1%	1,428	59.4%
35	FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH	O'FALLON, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	15.5%	1,538	59.3%
36	EUREKA SR. HIGH	EUREKA, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	High	11.9%	1,586	59.2%
37	CENTRAL HIGH	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	15.8%	1,281	58.8%
38	CLOPTON HIGH	CLARKSVILLE, MO	PIKE CO. R-III	High	38.7%	137	58.5%
39	NORTHEAST HIGH	CAIRO, MO	NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV	High	25.6%	164	58.1%
40	FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	21.3%	1,716	57.8%
41	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	High	31.7%	439	57.7%
42	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	High	18.2%	570	57.7%
43	FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGH	ST PETERS, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	19.3%	1,171	57.6%
44	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	77.6%	401	57.3%
45	NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.9%	1,433	56.8%
46	SOUTH HIGH	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	19.9%	1,485	56.6%
47	EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	17.3%	1,022	56.1%
48	LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	30.2%	1,989	55.2%
49	LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE HIGH	ROGERSVILLE, MO	LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII	High	28.0%	733	55.0%
50	MARYVILLE HIGH	MARYVILLE, MO	MARYVILLE R-II	High	25.2%	507	54.4%

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