Missouri · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Missouri

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
73/100
Top score
B
Top grade
66/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Stanberry High in STANBERRY is Missouri's top-resourced public school, scoring 73/100 on the NCES resource index.

73/100
top score (grade B)
5
schools at the top grade (B)
66/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Stanberry High STANBERRY B 73
2 Excelsior Springs Tech. High EXCELSIOR SPRINGS B 71
3 East Buchanan Elem. GOWER B 70
4 Bernie High BERNIE B 70
5 Mark Twain Elem. BRENTWOOD B 70
6 External Sites TOWN AND COUNTRY B- 69
7 West Platte Middle WESTON B- 69
8 Pineville Elem. NOEL B- 69
9 Sheldon Elem. SHELDON B- 69
10 Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Ctr OZARK B- 68
11 Bois D'arc Elem. BOIS D'ARC B- 68
12 Valley Park Middle VALLEY PARK B- 68
13 Augusta Elementary Augusta B- 68
14 Pipkin Middle SPRINGFIELD B- 67
15 Wildwood Elem. SARCOXIE B- 67
16 Gainesville Elem. GAINESVILLE B- 67
17 Red Bridge Elem. KANSAS CITY B- 67
18 Mark Twain Elem. CARTHAGE B- 67
19 Two Mile Prairie Elem. COLUMBIA B- 67
20 Mallinckrodt a.B.I. Elem. ST LOUIS B- 66
21 Boone Elem. KANSAS CITY B- 66
22 Franklin Elem. CAPE GIRARDEAU B- 66
23 Elkhorn Elementary EXCELSIOR SPRINGS B- 66
24 Mcgrath Elem. BRENTWOOD B- 66
25 Scott City Middle SCOTT CITY B- 66
26 Stanberry Elem. STANBERRY B- 66
27 Mrh Middle MAPLEWOOD B- 66
28 North Andrew Elem. ROSENDALE B- 66
29 Gideon Elem. GIDEON B- 66
30 Daniel Boone Elem. WENTZVILLE B- 65
31 Scott Co. Elem. BENTON B- 65
32 Topping Elementary KANSAS CITY B- 65
33 Oakwood Manor Elementary GLADSTONE B- 65
34 Nell Holcomb Elem. CAPE GIRARDEAU B- 65
35 Virginia E. George Elem. ALBANY B- 65
36 Hudson Elem. ST LOUIS B- 65
37 Lincoln Elem. ST CHARLES B- 65
38 Marion Co. Elem. PHILADELPHIA B- 65
39 Adair Co. Elem. NOVINGER B- 65
40 Central Elem. ST CHARLES C+ 64
41 Harvest Ridge Elem. ST CHARLES C+ 64
42 George M. Null Elem. ST CHARLES C+ 64
43 Jefferson Elem. JOPLIN C+ 64
44 Pierce City High PIERCE CITY C+ 64
45 Monroe City Middle MONROE CITY C+ 64
46 Robberson Elem. SPRINGFIELD C+ 64
47 Northeast Elem. CAIRO C+ 64
48 South Callaway Early Chd Pk-02 Mokane C+ 64
49 Labadie Elementary Labadie C+ 64
50 Meadville High MEADVILLE C+ 64

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Missouri? ▼

The top-rated school in Missouri is Stanberry High in STANBERRY with a quality score of 73/100 (grade B). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.