Best High Schools in Missouri

Best High Schools
in Missouri

We reviewed 21,035 U.S. public high schools; 152 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 2013 rankings, Missouri is home to three schools awarded gold medals, 23 with silver medals and 126 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

Kirkwood High School

801 WEST ESSEX AVE, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122

#4

Marquette High School

2351 CLARKSON RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017

#5

Eureka Sr. High

4525 HWY 109, EUREKA, MO 63025

#6

Park Hill High School

7701 NW BARRY RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153

#7

Lindbergh High School

4900 SOUTH LINDBERGH, ST LOUIS, MO 63126

#8

Rock Bridge Sr. High

4303 SOUTH PROVIDENCE RD, COLUMBIA, MO 65203

#9

South High

801 HANNA RD, BALLWIN, MO 63021

#10

Lee'S Summit West High

2600 SW WARD RD, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64082

See complete Missouri High School Rankings

MO by the Numbers

Districts 467
High Schools 560
Full-Time Teachers 19,824
Students Enrolled 292,889

Featured Districts
St. Louis Public Schools

The St. Louis Public Schools include 15 high schools that serve 7,798 students.

Rockwood School District

There are four high schools in the Rockwood School District, serving 7,514 students.

Columbia 93

Ft. Zumwalt R-II

Hazelwood

North Kansas City 74

Parkway C-2

Rockwood School District

Springfield R-Xii

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