The top ranked public high schools in Missouri are Collegiate School Of Med/bio, Ft.
Zumwalt West High School and Brentwood High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public high schools are Wildwood, Chesterfield and Nixa.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Missouri is 39%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 43%.
Top Ranked Public High Schools in Missouri (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Collegiate School Of Med/bio
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
1547 S. Theresa Av
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 696-2290
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 696-2290
Rank: #22.
Ft. Zumwalt West High School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
1251 Turtle Creek Dr
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 379-0300
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 379-0300
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Brentwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
2221 High School Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63144
(314) 962-3837
Saint Louis, MO 63144
(314) 962-3837
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Meadville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
101 W Crandall
Meadville, MO 64659
(660) 938-4112
Meadville, MO 64659
(660) 938-4112
Rank: #55.
Kearney High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 10-12
715 E 19th St
Kearney, MO 64060
(816) 628-4585
Kearney, MO 64060
(816) 628-4585
Rank: #66.
Nixa High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
514 South Nicholas Road
Nixa, MO 65714
(417) 724-3500
Nixa, MO 65714
(417) 724-3500
Rank: #77.
Ft. Zumwalt South High School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
8050 Mexico Rd
Saint Peters, MO 63376
(636) 978-1212
Saint Peters, MO 63376
(636) 978-1212
Rank: #88.
Metro High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
4015 Mcpherson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108
(314) 534-3894
Saint Louis, MO 63108
(314) 534-3894
Rank: #99.
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1201 S Warson Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 993-6447
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 993-6447
Rank: #1010.
Liberty High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
2275 Sommers Road
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
(636) 561-0075
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
(636) 561-0075
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Park Hill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
7701 Nw Barry Rd
Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 359-4110
Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 359-4110
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Park Hill South High School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
4500 Nw River Park Dr
Riverside, MO 64150
(816) 359-4120
Riverside, MO 64150
(816) 359-4120
Rank: #1313.
Ft. Zumwalt North High School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 77% (Top 1%)
Reading: 68% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1230 Tom Ginnever Blvd
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 272-4447
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 272-4447
Rank: #1414.
Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac.
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-12
2156 Russell Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 773-0027
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 773-0027
Rank: #1515.
Maplewood-richmond Hgts. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
7500 Lohmeyer Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63143
(314) 644-4401
Saint Louis, MO 63143
(314) 644-4401
Rank: #1616.
Kirkwood Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
801 W Essex Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63122
(314) 213-6110
Saint Louis, MO 63122
(314) 213-6110
Rank: #1717.
Marceline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
314 E Santa Fe
Marceline, MO 64658
(660) 376-2411
Marceline, MO 64658
(660) 376-2411
Rank: #1818.
Clayton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
#1 Mark Twain Circle
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 854-6600
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 854-6600
Rank: #1919.
Lafayette Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
17050 Clayton Rd
Ballwin, MO 63011
(636) 733-4100
Ballwin, MO 63011
(636) 733-4100
Rank: #2020.
Francis Howell Central High School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 62% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
5199 Hwy N
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-4600
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-4600
Rank: #2121.
Skyline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
Rte 1 Box 838
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
Rank: #2222.
West Platte High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12
935 Washington St
Weston, MO 64098
(816) 640-2292
Weston, MO 64098
(816) 640-2292
Rank: #2323.
Lawson High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
600 Bob Gill Dr
Lawson, MO 64062
(816) 580-7270
Lawson, MO 64062
(816) 580-7270
Rank: #2424.
Emil E. Holt Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
600 Campus Dr
Wentzville, MO 63385
(636) 327-3876
Wentzville, MO 63385
(636) 327-3876
Rank: #2525.
Ft. Zumwalt East High School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
600 1st Executive Ave
Saint Peters, MO 63376
(636) 477-2400
Saint Peters, MO 63376
(636) 477-2400
Rank: #2626.
Adair Co. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-12
205 W Dewey
Brashear, MO 63533
(660) 323-5272
Brashear, MO 63533
(660) 323-5272
Rank: #2727.
Francis Howell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 57% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
7001 Hwy 94 South
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-4700
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-4700
Rank: #2828.
Lee's Summit West High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
2600 Sw Ward Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64082
(816) 986-4000
Lees Summit, MO 64082
(816) 986-4000
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Oran High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
310 Church St
Oran, MO 63771
(573) 262-3345
Oran, MO 63771
(573) 262-3345
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Steam Academy At Msb High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
201 Brotherton Ln
Saint Louis, MO 63135
(314) 506-9800
Saint Louis, MO 63135
(314) 506-9800
Rank: #3131.
Farmington Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1 Black Knight Dr
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 701-1310
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 701-1310
Rank: #3232.
Central High School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 62% (Top 10%)
Reading: 63% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12
369 N Woods Mill Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 415-7900
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 415-7900
Rank: #3333.
Marquette Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12
2351 Clarkson Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 891-6000
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 891-6000
Rank: #3434.
St. Elizabeth High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-12
Hwy 52
Saint Elizabeth, MO 65075
(573) 493-2246
Saint Elizabeth, MO 65075
(573) 493-2246
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-12
16215 Hwy H
Hughesville, MO 65334
(660) 827-0774
Hughesville, MO 65334
(660) 827-0774
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