Best High Schools in Missouri
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Missouri, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Springs High | Blue Springs, MO | 2,383 | 61% |
| 2 | Liberty North High School | Liberty, MO | 2,326 | 65% |
| 3 | Blue Springs South High | Blue Springs, MO | 2,261 | 71% |
| 4 | Lindbergh Sr. High | St. Louis, MO | 2,235 | 68% |
| 5 | Joplin High | Joplin, MO | 2,233 | 50% |
| 6 | Troy Buchanan High | Troy, MO | 2,188 | 56% |
| 7 | Marquette Sr. High | Chesterfield, MO | 2,155 | 68% |
| 8 | Raymore-Peculiar Sr. High | Peculiar, MO | 2,091 | 50% |
| 9 | David H. Hickman High | Columbia, MO | 2,044 | 66% |
| 10 | Hazelwood West High | Hazelwood, MO | 2,042 | 51% |
| 11 | Rock Bridge Sr. High | Columbia, MO | 2,032 | 72% |
| 12 | External Sites | Town and Country, MO | 1,999 | 62% |
| 13 | Nixa High | Nixa, MO | 1,957 | 61% |
| 14 | Lee's Summit Sr. High | Lee's Summit, MO | 1,920 | 71% |
| 15 | Staley High | Kansas City, MO | 1,897 | 66% |
| 16 | Francis Howell High | St Charles, MO | 1,835 | 67% |
| 17 | Oakville Sr. High | St Louis, MO | 1,780 | 63% |
| 18 | Ft. Zumwalt West High | O'fallon, MO | 1,778 | 63% |
| 19 | Fox Sr. High | Arnold, MO | 1,742 | 68% |
| 20 | Eureka Sr. High | Eureka, MO | 1,712 | 74% |
| 21 | Waynesville Sr. High | Waynesville, MO | 1,704 | 64% |
| 22 | Lafayette Sr. High | Wildwood, MO | 1,682 | 74% |
| 23 | Francis Howell North High | St Charles, MO | 1,679 | 69% |
| 24 | Timberland High | Wentzville, MO | 1,676 | 64% |
| 25 | Republic High | Republic, MO | 1,542 | 63% |
| 26 | Ft. Zumwalt North High | O'fallon, MO | 1,497 | 72% |
| 27 | West High | Ballwin, MO | 1,436 | 68% |
| 28 | Capital City High School | Jefferson City, MO | 1,404 | 62% |
| 29 | Central High | Cape Girardeau, MO | 1,341 | 71% |
| 30 | Ft. Zumwalt South High | St Peters, MO | 1,334 | 62% |
| 31 | Platte County High | Platte City, MO | 1,330 | 66% |
| 32 | Emil E. Holt Sr. High | Wentzville, MO | 1,273 | 74% |
| 33 | Rockwood Summit Sr. High | Fenton, MO | 1,229 | 71% |
| 34 | Hillsboro High | Hillsboro, MO | 1,121 | 66% |
| 35 | North Point High School | Wentzville, MO | 1,075 | 64% |
| 36 | North High | St Louis, MO | 1,074 | 66% |
| 37 | Windsor High | Imperial, MO | 908 | 68% |
| 38 | Bolivar High | Bolivar, MO | 839 | 61% |
| 39 | Clayton High | Clayton, MO | 835 | 70% |
| 40 | Kearney High | Kearney, MO | 824 | 68% |
| 41 | St. Charles High | St Charles, MO | 817 | 62% |
| 42 | Kirksville Sr. High | Kirksville, MO | 808 | 65% |
| 43 | South Technical | Sunset Hills, MO | 788 | 64% |
| 44 | North Technical | Florissant, MO | 751 | 29% |
| 45 | Harrisonville High | Harrisonville, MO | 746 | 65% |
| 46 | Logan-Rogersville High | Rogersville, MO | 740 | 65% |
| 47 | Pleasant Hill High | Pleasant Hill, MO | 712 | 70% |
| 48 | Fulton Sr. High | Fulton, MO | 678 | 64% |
| 49 | Odessa High | Odessa, MO | 664 | 69% |
| 50 | Orchard Farm High School | St. Charles, MO | 632 | 68% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Missouri?
The largest high school in Missouri is Blue Springs High in Blue Springs with 2,383 students and a 61% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Missouri?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Missouri by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.