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)
291167000426	761	Exeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Locust St	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 835-2922	216	17	12.6	65.3%	184 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	$8,775			$1,417			$7,358	16.7	15.4	782	21
291255000518	762	Bush Elementary	Public	K-5	908 Wood St	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 590-8400	370	28	13.4	44.3%	260 (70.3%)	36 (9.7%)	18 (4.9%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.2%)	$11,842			$1,838			$10,004	16.6	40.8	550	212
291640000864	763	Pitcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9915 E 38th Terr	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1855	283	26	10.6	98.9%	41 (14.5%)	150 (53.0%)	71 (25.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	11 (3.9%)	$19,399			$3,312			$16,087	16.5	32.1	629	134
292826001566	764	Wing Elementary	Public	1-4	1123 Gen George E Day Parkway	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0615	356	30	12	99.2%	164 (46.1%)	138 (38.8%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	$9,335			$3,228			$6,107	16.2	30.5	648	116
292370002848	765	Robert Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 St Bridget Ln	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8419	662	48	13.6	62.5%	170 (25.7%)	310 (46.8%)	98 (14.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.5%)	$14,739						$14,739	16.2	19.9	739	26
290057903079	766	South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	787	65	12	99.2%	29 (3.7%)	358 (45.5%)	393 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,406			$3,980			$12,425	16.1	14.7	791	25
291314000549	767	Butcher-Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5302 E 140th	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5400	283	23	12.5	77.7%	44 (15.5%)	130 (45.9%)	84 (29.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	$15,904			$185			$15,719	16	24.9	692	75
291640000818	768	Carver Dual Language School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4600 Elmwood Ave	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-4925	473	35	13.6	99.4%	7 (1.5%)	93 (19.7%)	353 (74.6%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$18,443			$3,621			$14,823	15.9	18.5	754	14
291278000534	769	Gideon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3447	114	14	8.3	97.4%	112 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,459			$3,221			$11,238	15.8	19.9	740	29
292041001082	770	Benton Elementary	Public	3-4	467 S Ellsworth	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-3993	206	15	13.7	66.0%	113 (54.9%)	4 (1.9%)	60 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	15 (7.3%)	$11,200			$1,816			$9,384	15.7	15.2	786	16

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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.