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)
291314000550	791	Conn-West Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5225	321	27	11.9	76.9%	42 (13.1%)	179 (55.8%)	71 (22.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$14,987			$182			$14,805	13.2	11.5	811	20
291229000493	792	Elm Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7400	325	28	11.6	68.6%	200 (61.5%)	35 (10.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	38 (11.7%)	$14,049			$1,701			$12,348	13	14.6	792
290060503224	793	Momentum Academy Tower Grve South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3716 Morganford Rd.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 571-5762	221	16	13.8	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	137 (62.0%)	34 (15.4%)	23 (10.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	$14,965			$3,385			$11,579	13	7.9	852	59
291640002603	794	Trailwoods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6201 E 17th St	Kansas City	64126	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3250	347	31	11.2	99.1%	34 (9.8%)	53 (15.3%)	241 (69.5%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,212			$3,476			$15,736	13	13.8	797	3
291201000455	795	Combs Elementary	Public	3-5	300 St Jean Dr	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-0411	295	25	11.7	99.0%	41 (13.9%)	203 (68.8%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (10.8%)	$11,781			$1,293			$10,488	13	12.5	806	11
291640001718	796	Ac Prep Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6410 Swope Parkway	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-7704	341	35	9.6	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	314 (92.1%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.3%)	$20,834			$3,288			$17,547	12.9	15.4	783	13
290100003152	797	Alpha Hart Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Arbor Pointe Pkwy	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3200	486	37	13.2	99.4%	221 (45.5%)	130 (26.7%)	33 (6.8%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.3%)	$11,726			$516			$11,210	12.9	9.5	829	32
291317003411	798	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	1,738			53.9%	1,045 (60.1%)	558 (32.1%)	82 (4.7%)	25 (1.4%)	20 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								12.8			(n/a)
291530000696	799	Humansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Oak St	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 754-2221	177	18	10.1	1.7%	172 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,042			$1,111			$8,930	12.7	29	659	140
291548003366	800	Cassell Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 East 31st Street South	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5540	375	29	12.7	80.0%	125 (33.3%)	49 (13.1%)	155 (41.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.7%)	$12,242			$2,567			$9,675	12.6	21	730	70

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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.