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
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Metro High (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 93% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 343 |
| #2 | A+ | Mckinley Class Leadership Ac | St Louis | St. Louis City | 77% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 559 |
| #3 | A+ | Lindbergh SR High | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 66% | 57% | Meets Expectations | 2,235 |
| #4 | A | Webster Groves High | St Louis | Webster Groves | 63% | 60% | Meets Expectations | 1,315 |
| #5 | A | Ladue Horton Watkins High | St Louis | Ladue | 61% | 67% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,313 |
| #6 | A- | Gateway Science Academy High (Charter) | St Louis | Gateway Science Acad/st Louis | 56% | 48% | Meets Expectations | 373 |
| #7 | A- | Bayless Senior High | St Louis | Bayless | 55% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 566 |
| #8 | A- | Hancock SR High | St Louis | Hancock Place | 55% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 389 |
| #9 | B | Oakville SR High | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 49% | 48% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,780 |
| #10 | B | North High | St Louis | Parkway C-2 | 47% | 44% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,074 |
| #11 | C+ | Mehlville High School | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 42% | 39% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,440 |
| #12 | D+ | Lift For Life Academy High Sch (Charter) | St Louis | Lift For Life Academy | 35% | 11% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 338 |
| #13 | D | Affton High | St Louis | Affton 101 | 31% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 739 |
| #14 | D- | Grand Center Arts Academy High (Charter) | St Louis | Confluence Academies | 29% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 417 |
| #15 | D- | Hazelwood East High | St Louis | Hazelwood | 29% | 11% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,264 |
| #16 | F | Kairos High (Charter) | St. Louis | 18% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 133 | |
| #17 | F | Ritenour SR High | St Louis | Ritenour | 17% | 28% | Underperforms Expectations | 1,873 |
| #18 | F | Gateway High (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 9% | 27% | Underperforms Expectations | 825 |
| #19 | F | Confluence Preparatory Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Confluence Academies | 4% | 13% | Underperforms Expectations | 393 |
| #20 | F | Soldan International Studies (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 13% | Underperforms Expectations | 487 |
| #21 | F | The Innovation School At Cv | St Louis | Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii | 4% | 11% | Underperforms Expectations | 146 |
| #22 | F | Kipp St Louis High (Charter) | St Louis | Kipp St Louis Public Schools | 3% | 16% | Underperforms Expectations | 515 |
| #23 | F | Sumner High (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 11% | Underperforms Expectations | 264 |
| #24 | F | Roosevelt High | St Louis | St. Louis City | 2% | 15% | Underperforms Expectations | 460 |
| #25 | F | Vashon High | St Louis | St. Louis City | 2% | 8% | Underperforms Expectations | 568 |
| #26 | F | Riverview Gardens SR High | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 1% | 8% | Underperforms Expectations | 1,331 |
| #27 | F | Normandy High | St Louis | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 0% | 8% | Underperforms Expectations | 732 |
How St Louis, MO's high schools compare
A: 8B: 2C: 1D: 4F: 12
37% of the 27 ranked high schools in St Louis, MO earn an A or B (8 A grades, 2 B, 1 C, 4 D, 12 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 9 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (33% here, 74% nationally), and 6 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hancock SR High (55% against 22%, A-), Bayless Senior High (55% against 25%, A-), Lift For Life Academy High Sch (35% against 11%, D+), Metro High (93% against 71%, A+), Mckinley Class Leadership Ac (77% against 55%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): St. Louis City (2).
The largest ranked high schools: Lindbergh SR High (2,235 students, A+, #3), Ritenour SR High (1,873 students, F, #17), Oakville SR High (1,780 students, B, #9).
Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 6 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
13 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 (1)
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
Not yet graded (12)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- At Home Academy, St.louis
- Beaumont Cte High School, St Louis
- Bissell Hall, St Louis
- Carnahan Sch Of The Future, St Louis
- Central Visualperf Arts High, St Louis
- Community Access Job Training, St Louis
- Gatewayhubert Wheeler School, St Louis
- Hawthorn High School, St. Louis
- Hogan St Regional Youth Ctr., St Louis
- Lewis And Clark Hall, St Louis
- Mo School For The Blind HS, St Louis
- Twin Rivers, 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 27 ranked high schools in St Louis, MO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 93% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 71%.
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 40 public high schools in St Louis, MO; 27 are ranked here and 13 are listed as not ranked.