Best High Schools in St Louis, MO (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in St Louis, MO, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
St Louis, MO rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
St Louis, MO high schools ranked
How St Louis, MO's high schools compare
A: 3B: 3C: 5D: 8F: 11
20% of the 30 ranked high schools in St Louis, MO earn an A or B (3 A grades, 3 B, 5 C, 8 D, 11 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 13 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (43% here, 75% nationally), and 3 exceed it. On average 24% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 28% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mckinley Class Leadership Ac (65% against 40%, A-), Metro High (74% against 52%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): St. Louis City (2), Mehlville R-Ix (2).
The largest ranked high schools: Lindbergh SR High (2,235 students, B+, #5), Ritenour SR High (1,873 students, D, #13), Oakville SR High (1,780 students, C+, #7).
Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in St Louis, MO that are not ranked
3 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (2)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Miller Career Academy, St Louis
- D+ Mo School For The Blind HS, St Louis
Not yet graded (1)
Too little test data to grade.
- Gatewayhubert Wheeler School, St Louis
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in St Louis, MO, as grouped on its schools page; the Missouri ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in St Louis, MO
What is the best high school in St Louis, MO?
Metro High in St Louis ranks first among the 30 ranked high schools in St Louis, MO with a SchoolGrade of A, 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52%.
How are high schools in St Louis, MO ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does St Louis, MO have?
SchoolGrade grades 33 public high schools in St Louis, MO; 30 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.