Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 906)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
291317003411	811	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	1,738			53.9%	1,045 (60.1%)	558 (32.1%)	82 (4.7%)	25 (1.4%)	20 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								12.3	12.8	798	13
292928002403	812	Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	280	26	10.7	98.9%	20 (7.1%)	234 (83.6%)	15 (5.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$18,430			$900			$17,530	12.1	8	845	33
291640000882	813	Wendell Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Prospect	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3755	295	25	11.5	99.0%	13 (4.4%)	217 (73.6%)	48 (16.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$20,507			$3,941			$16,566	12	12.4	802	11
290058903142	814	north side community school	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3033 n. Euclid ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-9502	299	24	12.4	99.0%	8 (2.7%)	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$16,147			$4,514			$11,633	11.9	13.9	783	31
290000401482	815	Lilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lewis Ave	Lilbourn	63862	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 688-2593	236	19	12.5	100.0%	111 (47.0%)	87 (36.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.6%)	$13,979			$3,492			$10,487	11.9	8.6	839	24
293066002112	816	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-5	6761 Bartmer Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4152	265	24	11.2	100.0%	11 (4.2%)	235 (88.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,132			$2,903			$15,230	11.5	12.1	804	12
290100002665	817	Derby Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Derby Ridge Rd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3270	395	38	10.4	69.9%	117 (29.6%)	170 (43.0%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.7%)	$14,822			$759			$14,063	11.5	10.3	816	1
291229000493	818	Elm Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7400	325	28	11.6	68.6%	200 (61.5%)	35 (10.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	38 (11.7%)	$14,049			$1,701			$12,348	11.4	13	792	26
291201000475	819	Robinwood Elementary	Public	3-5	955 Derhake Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-4633	312	24	13.2	99.0%	20 (6.4%)	264 (84.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,029			$1,253			$10,777	11.3	17.7	749	70
291314000550	820	Conn-West Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5225	321	27	11.9	76.9%	42 (13.1%)	179 (55.8%)	71 (22.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$14,987			$182			$14,805	11.2	13.2	791	29

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Science test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.