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Pattonville High School is ranked among the top high schools in Missouri and the nation on U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best High Schools list. Pattonville ranked as No. 40 out of 618 high schools in Missouri, placing it in the Top 6% of high schools in the state. Nationally, Pattonville ranked 3,711 out of 17,655 schools, putting it in the top 21%.
This is the 11th time Pattonville earned a spot on U.S. News’ Best High Schools list in the last 12 years. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on six factors based on their performance on state assessments, how well they prepare students for college and graduation rate. To learn more about Pattonville’s score and the Best high Schools list, click here.
On April 9, the Pattonville Board of Education approved the hiring of Brian Whitfield as the director of safety, security and emergency management, effective July 1.
A group of Pattonville High School computer science students won the 2024 World Wide Technology STEM Student Forum claiming a $10,000 first place prize for developing an idea for a program that will assist students in selecting classes that are beneficial during their high school years and college. The program, Anchor, is essentially an AI academic advisor.
On April 8, students and staff in Pattonville waited outside with anticipation of the coming solar eclipse. Around 2 p.m., they experienced 98% totality, with the moon nearly blocking out the sun creating a dusk-like environment. Leading up to the big event, students watched a video on eye safety for viewing the eclipse, participated in a variety of eclipse-related lessons and then witnessed it in person. 
On April 9, the Pattonville Board of Education welcomed a Pattonville High School student to serve as a non-voting member on the board. The student representative will serve in an advisory capacity to represent the interests of students in the district. Junior Rylie Faasen was selected as the district’s first student representative. She joined 
