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)
291230000507	321	Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1769 Missouri State Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 282-6965	351	35	9.9	38.7%	295 (84.0%)	7 (2.0%)	20 (5.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$12,155			$890			$11,265	62.8	65.7	293	28
292783001703	322	Heber Hunt Elementary	Public	K-4	600 S Warren	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-1058	413	35	11.7	73.8%	226 (54.7%)	41 (9.9%)	87 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	52 (12.6%)	$10,889			$2,005			$8,884	62.7	57.6	382	60
291854002729	323	Lillian Schumacher Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Claywoods Pkwy	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5490	475	38	12.5	33.5%	339 (71.4%)	42 (8.8%)	44 (9.3%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.7%)	$11,922			$374			$11,548	62.6	60.2	360	37
291683000931	324	Knob Noster Elementary	Public	K-5	405 E Wimer	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 563-3019	502	28	18.2	37.5%	381 (75.9%)	19 (3.8%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	22 (4.4%)	34 (6.8%)	$9,530			$1,140			$8,390	62.6	60.3	358	34
290059203174	325	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6576 Smiley Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-7513	346	28	12.3	33.2%	227 (65.6%)	57 (16.5%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	$12,265			$1,987			$10,278	62.6	65.4	301	24
292289002564	326	Cedar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6922 Rivermont Trails	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 671-3330	414	32	12.7	32.6%	373 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$12,464			$1,789			$10,675	62.4	57.3	387	61
292370001412	327	Bridgeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11635 Oakbury Ct	Bridgeton	63044	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8012	456	36	12.8	42.1%	183 (40.1%)	124 (27.2%)	80 (17.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$14,529						$14,529	62.4	54.2	417	90
291230002593	328	Lone Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Tomahawk Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1470	422	36	11.5	32.2%	360 (85.3%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	$12,111			$707			$11,404	62.4	72.2	218	110
292289001304	329	House Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	4380 Gravois Rd	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 671-3360	481	37	12.8	44.3%	432 (89.8%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$11,265			$845			$10,419	62.3	49.2	465	136
291230000499	330	Fox Elementary	Public	K-5	739 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 296-3396	380	34	11.1	40.5%	334 (87.9%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	$11,761			$1,237			$10,523	62.3	50.7	443	113

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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.