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For the 2025 school year, there are 82 charter public schools serving 24,668 students in Missouri.

Learn more about how charter schools work. The top ranked charter public schools in Missouri are Academie Lafayette Armour Ims, Gateway Science Academy High School and Lafayette Preparatory Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Missouri charter public schools have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Missouri public school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 43% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public school average of 32% (majority Black).