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)
291263000527	751	Galena-Abesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Medical Springs Rd	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 357-6378	196	22	8.8	70.4%	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$11,332			$1,181			$10,151	17.6	16.5	770	19
290060903262	752	The Biome	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Olive Street	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	The Biome	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 531-0982	176	21	8.3	59.7%	13 (7.4%)	152 (86.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$17,859			$3,804			$14,055	17.6	14.2	795	43
290061203286	753	Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3435 Broadway	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	270	22	12.2	53.7%	84 (31.1%)	105 (38.9%)	47 (17.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	$14,445			$1,248			$13,196	17.5	23.3	707	46
290100000312	754	Shepard Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2616 Shepard Blvd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3660	516	41	12.4	62.8%	188 (36.4%)	170 (32.9%)	49 (9.5%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	91 (17.6%)	$12,091			$469			$11,622	17.5	24.1	697	57
293066002105	755	Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 N 82nd BLVD	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4361	310	26	12	99.7%	8 (2.6%)	248 (80.0%)	32 (10.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$16,895			$2,616			$14,280	17.3	15.4	784	29
291383000613	756	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6255 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4000	348	26	13.6	83.0%	38 (10.9%)	262 (75.3%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$13,187			$4,525			$8,662	17.3	23.4	704	52
292928002404	757	Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5329 Columbia Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 776-5091	321	23	13.9	99.1%	20 (6.2%)	294 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,124			$1,683			$15,441	17	9.5	830	73
291383000618	758	Cold Water Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Wiethaupt Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4150	384	29	13	68.2%	43 (11.2%)	292 (76.0%)	15 (3.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$12,580			$4,156			$8,424	16.8	22.7	714	44
291434000663	759	Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	325	22	14.6	100.0%	33 (10.2%)	196 (60.3%)	36 (11.1%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	$13,746			$4,132			$9,614	16.8	14.3	794	35
292061001101	760	Noel Elementary	Public	3-8	318 Sulphur St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3302	359	27	13.4	83.6%	80 (22.3%)	12 (3.3%)	155 (43.2%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (1.9%)	96 (26.7%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,387			$731			$7,656	16.8	12.7	804	44

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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.