Best High Schools in Missouri

Top 50 high schools in Missouri, 2026-27

355 Missouri high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Metro Academic and Classical High School — St Louis · #1 in MO · #22 nationally
2. Collegiate School Of Medicine and Bioscience — St. Louis · #2 in MO · #90 nationally
3. Clayton High School — Clayton · #3 in MO · #308 nationally
4. Parkway West High School — Ballwin · #4 in MO · #438 nationally
5. Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs — Kansas City · #5 in MO · #443 nationally
6. Lincoln College Prep. — Kansas City · #6 in MO · #470 nationally
7. Lafayette Sr. High School — Wildwood · #7 in MO · #677 nationally
8. STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High — Ferguson · #8 in MO · #842 nationally
9. Nixa High School — Nixa · #9 in MO · #1,082 nationally
10. Francis Howell High School — St Charles · #10 in MO · #1,117 nationally
11. Park Hill South High School — Riverside · #11 in MO · #1,121 nationally
12. Ft. Zumwalt South High School — St Peters · #12 in MO · #1,135 nationally
13. Francis Howell Central High School — St Charles · #13 in MO · #1,140 nationally
14. Park Hill High School — Kansas City · #14 in MO · #1,151 nationally
15. Ft. Zumwalt West High School — O'fallon · #15 in MO · #1,154 nationally
16. Ladue Horton Watkins High School — St Louis · #16 in MO · #1,156 nationally
17. Frontier STEM High School — Kansas City · #17 in MO · #1,322 nationally
18. Lindbergh Sr. High School — St. Louis · #18 in MO · #1,385 nationally
19. McKinley Classical Leadership Academy — St Louis · #19 in MO · #1,462 nationally
20. Central High School — Chesterfield · #20 in MO · #1,475 nationally
21. Liberty High School — Lake St. Louis · #21 in MO · #1,537 nationally
22. Ewing Marion Kauffman High School — Kansas City · #22 in MO · #1,598 nationally
23. Marquette Sr. High School — Chesterfield · #23 in MO · #1,634 nationally
24. Kirkwood Sr. High School — Kirkwood · #24 in MO · #1,774 nationally
25. Eureka Sr. High School — Eureka · #25 in MO · #1,819 nationally
26. Staley High School — Kansas City · #26 in MO · #2,129 nationally
27. Rock Bridge Sr. High School — Columbia · #27 in MO · #2,163 nationally
28. Festus Sr. High School — Festus · #28 in MO · #2,190 nationally
29. Webster Groves High School — St Louis · #29 in MO · #2,222 nationally
30. Parkway South High School — Manchester · #30 in MO · #2,294 nationally
31. Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School — Maplewood · #31 in MO · #2,467 nationally
32. Grain Valley High School — Grain Valley · #32 in MO · #2,568 nationally
33. Gateway Science Academy High School — St. Louis · #33 in MO · #2,620 nationally
34. Ft. Zumwalt North High School — O'fallon · #34 in MO · #2,652 nationally
35. Francis Howell North High School — St Charles · #35 in MO · #2,865 nationally
36. Timberland High School — Wentzville · #36 in MO · #2,895 nationally
37. Frontier School of Excellence — Kansas City · #37 in MO · #2,965 nationally
38. Rockwood Summit Sr. High School — Fenton · #38 in MO · #2,989 nationally
39. Smithville High School — Smithville · #39 in MO · #3,079 nationally
40. Willard High School — Willard · #40 in MO · #3,240 nationally
41. Lee's Summit West High School — Lee's Summit · #41 in MO · #3,265 nationally
42. Knob Noster High School — Knob Noster · #42 in MO · #3,373 nationally
43. Paseo Acad. of Performing Arts — Kansas City · #43 in MO · #3,487 nationally
44. Ft. Zumwalt East High School — St Peters · #44 in MO · #3,495 nationally
45. North Point High School — Wentzville · #45 in MO · #3,558 nationally
46. Blue Springs South High School — Blue Springs · #46 in MO · #3,616 nationally
47. Bayless Sr. High School — St Louis · #47 in MO · #3,634 nationally
48. Valley Park Sr. High School — Valley Park · #48 in MO · #3,677 nationally
49. Rich Hill High School — Rich Hill · #49 in MO · #3,738 nationally
50. Kearney High School — Kearney · #50 in MO · #3,767 nationally

High schools by city in Missouri

• St Louis (20)
• Kansas City (17)
• Springfield (7)
• St Charles (5)
• Florissant (4)
• Columbia (3)
• Wentzville (3)
• Jefferson City (3)
• Independence (3)
• St Joseph (3)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.