U.S. News & World Report released its annual ranking of high schools back in April, and nine of the top 10 high schools in Missouri are in the St. Louis area.
- Metro Academic and Classical – Saint Louis Public Schools
- Clayton High – School District of Clayton
- Ladue Horton Watkins High – Ladue School District
- Lincoln College Prep – Kansas City
- Kirkwood Sr. High – Kirkwood School District
- McKinley Classical Leadership Academy – Saint Louis Public Schools
- Lafayette Sr. High, Wildwood — Rockwood School District
- Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience – Saint Louis Public Schools
- Marquette Sr. High School, Chesterfield – Rockwood School District
- Rockwood Summit Sr. High, Fenton – Rockwood School District
In the national rankings, Metro was ranked No. 114, Clayton was ranked No. 205, and Ladue was ranked No. 212.
Information from KSDK