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

440 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. LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH leads the list at 93.4%, against a median of 49.7% 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

440

Missouri

Top % Proficient

93.4%

Median % Proficient

49.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH	ST LOUIS, MO	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	High	100%	383	93.4%
2	PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	High	42.9%	1,945	93.1%
3	VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH	VALLEY PARK, MO	VALLEY PARK	High	36.1%	230	93.1%
4	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	High	27.6%	1,947	92.4%
5	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD, MO	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	High	31.7%	439	92.3%
6	FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH	ST PETERS, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	16.0%	1,212	90.9%
7	UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH	UNIVERSITY CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY CITY	High	100%	874	90.3%
8	FAYETTE HIGH	FAYETTE, MO	FAYETTE R-III	High	37.2%	188	89.1%
9	ELDON HIGH	ELDON, MO	ELDON R-I	High	50.8%	597	88.7%
10	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	14.8%	2,304	88.6%
11	WILLARD HIGH	WILLARD, MO	WILLARD R-II	High	28.4%	1,379	88.1%
12	NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.9%	1,433	87.8%
13	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	High	100%	1,299	87.6%
14	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE, MO	PARK HILL	High	25.8%	1,890	87.6%
15	NIXA HIGH	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	High	22.3%	2,041	86.1%
16	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	77.6%	401	84.1%
17	Kairos High	ST. LOUIS, MO	KAIROS ACADEMIES	High	59.9%	287	84.0%
18	SPOKANE HIGH	SPOKANE, MO	SPOKANE R-VII	High	35.5%	203	83.8%
19	LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	11.8%	1,999	83.4%
20	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	High	18.2%	570	82.0%
21	LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.0%	1,647	81.9%
22	PALMYRA HIGH	PALMYRA, MO	PALMYRA R-I	High	36.6%	331	81.3%
23	FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-U	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	100%	160	80.9%
24	TIMBERLAND HIGH	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	14.4%	1,525	80.8%
25	VIENNA HIGH	VIENNA, MO	MARIES CO. R-I	High	36.8%	136	79.8%
26	CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH	CARUTHERSVILLE, MO	CARUTHERSVILLE 18	High	100%	243	79.1%
27	DEXTER HIGH	DEXTER, MO	DEXTER R-XI	High	45.4%	553	78.9%
28	MCCLUER NORTH HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	100%	1,059	78.8%
29	HERCULANEUM HIGH	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	High	45.5%	466	78.8%
30	MARION C. EARLY HIGH	MORRISVILLE, MO	MARION C. EARLY R-V	High	34.7%	150	78.8%
31	CAMDENTON HIGH	CAMDENTON, MO	CAMDENTON R-III	High	40.5%	1,285	78.6%
32	SOUTH HIGH	MANCHESTER, MO	PARKWAY C-2	High	19.9%	1,485	78.6%
33	LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	30.2%	1,989	77.9%
34	AFFTON HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	AFFTON 101	High	41.3%	761	77.8%
35	FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH	O'FALLON, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	15.5%	1,538	77.1%
36	BRENTWOOD HIGH	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	High	25.6%	195	76.9%
37	EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	17.3%	1,022	76.8%
38	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHS	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	High	42.4%	118	76.1%
39	CHILLICOTHE HIGH	CHILLICOTHE, MO	CHILLICOTHE R-II	High	36.9%	563	76.1%
40	FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH	O'FALLON, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	16.4%	1,643	75.6%
41	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	High	62.1%	562	75.3%
42	KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH	KIRKWOOD, MO	KIRKWOOD R-VII	High	11.0%	1,693	75.0%
43	LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	25.7%	1,940	75.0%
44	SENATH-HORNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOO	SENATH, MO	SENATH-HORNERSVILLE C-8	High	100%	205	75.0%
45	ALBANY HIGH	ALBANY, MO	ALBANY R-III	High	49.2%	130	74.9%
46	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	High	83.6%	458	74.0%
47	RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	60.5%	1,089	73.9%
48	FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	16.7%	1,750	73.9%
49	GALLATIN HIGH	GALLATIN, MO	GALLATIN R-V	High	33.1%	148	73.8%
50	CLAYTON HIGH	CLAYTON, MO	CLAYTON	High	8.0%	788	73.6%

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