Best High Schools in Missouri

Best High Schools
in Missouri

We reviewed 21,776 U.S. public high schools; 142 Missouri schools made our rankings. View Rankings

Missouri high school students must earn at least 24 credits to graduate, including a personal finance course. Students may join the LifeSmarts program, which develops their consumer and marketplace skills, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. LifeSmarts teams can form in class or within extracurricular clubs, and compete online and then in-person, in the state capital of Jefferson City.

In the U.S. News Best High Schools 2012 rankings, Missouri is home to 4 schools awarded gold medals, 13 with silver medals, and 125 with bronze medals. Missouri's top-ranked school is Metro Academic and Classical High School, which is part of the St. Louis Public Schools.

Top Ranked MO Schools

To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.

#1

Metro Academic and Classical High School

4015 MCPHERSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63108

#2

Clayton High School

1 MARK TWAIN CIRCLE, CLAYTON, MO 63105

#3

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy

2111 WOODLAND, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108

#4

Central High School

423 EAST CENTRAL, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802

#5

Marquette High School

2351 CLARKSON RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017

#6

Kirkwood High School

801 WEST ESSEX AVE, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122

#7

Park Hill High School

7701 NW BARRY RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153

#8

Lindbergh High School

4900 SOUTH LINDBERGH, ST LOUIS, MO 63126

#9

Rock Bridge Sr. High

4303 SOUTH PROVIDENCE RD, COLUMBIA, MO 65203

#10

West High

14653 CLAYTON RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011

See complete Missouri High School Rankings

MO by the Numbers

Districts 464
High Schools 555
Full-Time Teachers 20,277
Students Enrolled 294,765

Featured Districts
St. Louis Public Schools

The St. Louis Public Schools include 15 high schools that serve 8,377 students.

Rockwood School District

There are 4 high schools in the Rockwood School District, serving 7,585 students.

Columbia 93

Francis Howell R-III

Ft. Zumwalt R-II

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Springfield R-Xii

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