Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 906)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
292706001657	701	Hosea Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gordon St	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4180	438	32	13.8	99.3%	293 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	43 (9.8%)	$10,968			$541			$10,427	23.8	18.5	745	44
292928001889	702	Buder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5319 Lansdowne Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 352-4343	403	29	14.1	99.3%	171 (42.4%)	140 (34.7%)	56 (13.9%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$19,412			$1,116			$18,296	23.8	27.3	690	12
290306000015	703	Alton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 778-7217	283	29	9.7	70.7%	276 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,316			$493			$9,823	23.7	23.2	717	14
291548003099	704	Fairmount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 N Cedar Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5405	312	19	16.4	81.7%	123 (39.4%)	38 (12.2%)	132 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,125			$2,872			$9,253	23.2	29	669	35
291128000392	705	Knox County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55701 State Hwy 6	Edina	63537	Knox County	Knox County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 397-2285	249	22	11.2	57.4%	248 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,633			$2,216			$12,417	23.1	40.9	558	147
292664001570	706	Marion Elementary	Public	K-5	2634 Sims	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6400	475	37	13	99.4%	83 (17.5%)	164 (34.5%)	184 (38.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	$11,762			$1,091			$10,672	23	28.4	677	29
293162002206	707	Wellsville-Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Burlington Rd	Wellsville	63384	Montgomery County	Wellsville Middletown R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 684-2047	148	17	8.8	59.5%	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$12,763			$1,279			$11,484	22.8			(n/a)
291484000685	708	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 967-3024	432	38	11.4	54.9%	389 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$11,439			$6,551			$4,888	22.7	31.5	646	62
292826001742	709	Southeast Elementary	Public	1-4	2300 Ables Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-0707	265	22	11.8	98.9%	135 (50.9%)	85 (32.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.2%)	$10,291			$3,686			$6,605	22.6	21.1	732	23
290100003152	710	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	22.2	12.9	797	87

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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 November 26, 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.