Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 898)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
292706001662	801	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	2812 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4250	484	32	15	99.4%	309 (63.8%)	24 (5.0%)	46 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	88 (18.2%)	$10,611			$352			$10,259	12.6	12.2	808	7
291640000882	802	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	12.4	20.1	737	65
290000401484	803	New Madrid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	955 Us Hwy 61	New Madrid	63869	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 748-5568	280	21	13.4	100.0%	176 (62.9%)	86 (30.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$13,363			$2,776			$10,586	12.2	13.4	799	4
293066002112	804	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	12.1	11.4	813	9
292886001834	805	Westport Elementary	Public	K-5	415 S Golden	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	384	31	12.3	87.8%	237 (61.7%)	43 (11.2%)	60 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38 (9.9%)	$12,145			$3,336			$8,809	11.9	9.9	825	20
291201000467	806	Halls Ferry Elementary	Public	3-5	13585 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-1022	346	27	12.9	99.1%	16 (4.6%)	304 (87.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$10,826			$1,026			$9,799	11.8	16.8	769	37
292958002045	807	Stoutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Laclede County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	238	18	13	68.5%	216 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,983			$1,274			$10,710	11.8	20.1	738	69
290825000226	808	Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Grand Ave	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4250	274	21	13.2	98.9%	29 (10.6%)	186 (67.9%)	37 (13.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	$15,265			$3,369			$11,897	11.6	15.7	780	28
290912000268	809	Clarkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	159	16	9.8	83.0%	100 (62.9%)	20 (12.6%)	32 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	$11,313			$2,051			$9,261	10.9	6.4	871	62
290060403209	810	Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	270	26	10.2	98.9%	26 (9.6%)	202 (74.8%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$16,932			$3,713			$13,219	10.8	22.6	716	94

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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 January 10, 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.

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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.