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)
291383000447	701	Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15600 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63034	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4050	393	34	11.4	52.7%	28 (7.1%)	339 (86.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,698			$4,342			$8,356	25.6	19.8	741	40
290001902754	702	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	405	29	13.9	73.6%	37 (9.1%)	176 (43.5%)	175 (43.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,940			$2,773			$10,167	25.6	30.6	645	57
292886003406	703	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	0	144	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								25.6			(n/a)
293042002083	704	Granby	Public	PK, KG-8	440 E High St	Granby	64844	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 472-6279	587	42	14	64.9%	483 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	22 (3.7%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.5%)	$8,538			$1,534			$7,004	25.5	32	630	74
291989001056	705	Malden Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-5791	454	37	12.2	100.0%	265 (58.4%)	133 (29.3%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$11,602			$3,657			$7,944	25.4	30.3	651	54
291836000986	706	Leeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main	Leeton	64761	Johnson County	Leeton R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 653-4731	165	12	13.6	46.1%	160 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,789			$1,183			$9,606	24.9	20.7	731	25
291434000664	707	Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	394	26	15.2	100.0%	44 (11.2%)	251 (63.7%)	59 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	$13,092			$3,449			$9,643	24.9	16	774	67
292664001575	708	Wyland Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Brown Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6460	490	36	13.6	99.4%	105 (21.4%)	181 (36.9%)	150 (30.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.8%)	$12,246			$946			$11,301	24.5	20.5	733	25
292886001837	709	Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2205 W Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2000	317	29	10.9	85.2%	218 (68.8%)	43 (13.6%)	31 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.4%)	$11,150			$1,575			$9,575	24.4	17.4	765	56
292886001831	710	Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	732 W Talmage	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5000	250	18	13.8	81.6%	164 (65.6%)	34 (13.6%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (9.2%)	$11,292			$2,671			$8,621	24.4	26.7	678	32

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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.