| Rank | Student | Grade | School | Year | | Height (Imperial) | Height (meters) |
| 1 | Bill Jasinski | | Parkview | 1982 | Class 4 | 7' 3.00" | 2.20 |
| 2 | James White | | Grandview | 2009 | Class 4 | 7' 2.00" | 2.18 |
| 3 | Travis Clark | | Central (Cape Girardeau) | 1990 | Class 4 | 7' 1.00" | 2.15 |
| 4 | Jay Reardon | | Rockhurst | 1976 | Class 4 | 7' 0.25" | 2.13 |
| 4 | Michael Greer | | Logan-Rogersville | 1989 | Class 3 | 7' 0.00" | 2.13 |
| 4 | Landon Bartel | | Southern Boone | 2014 | Class 3 | 7' 0.00" | 2.13 |
| 7 | Brett Terp | | St. Charles West | 2002 | Class 3 | 6' 11.00" | 2.10 |
| 7 | Ryle Williams | | Savannah | 2012 | Class 3 | 6' 11.00" | 2.10 |
| 9 | Scott Parman | | Worth County | 1992 | Class 1 | 6' 10.00" | 2.08 |
| 9 | Thad Tipton | | Belle | 1994 | Class 2 | 6' 10.00" | 2.08 |
| 9 | Daniel Hunter | | Hallsville | 2005 | Class 2 | 6' 10.25" | 2.08 |
| 12 | Scott Parman | | Worth County | 1993 | Class 1 | 6' 9.00" | 2.05 |
| 12 | Jesse Willerton | | Adrian | 1994 | Class 2 | 6' 9.00" | 2.05 |
| 12 | Darrell Burns | | Wheaton | 2012 | Class 1 | 6' 9.00" | 2.05 |
| 12 | Jeff Hollis | | Barstow | 2016 | Class 2 | 6' 9.00" | 2.05 |
| 16 | Caleb Furnell | | Lee's Summit West | 2017 | Class 5 | 6' 8.00" | 2.03 |
| 17 | Hassan Askiali Haskins, Jr. | | Eureka | 2017 | Class 5 | 6' 7.00" | 2.00 |