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)
290320000024	341	Archie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 W State Rte A	Archie	64725	Cass County	Archie R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 293-5312	229	19	12.3	30.1%	212 (92.6%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$10,756			$1,214			$9,542	61.4	70.8	233	108
292783001711	342	Washington Elementary	Public	K-4	610 S Engineer	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-2216	199	24	8.2	86.9%	102 (51.3%)	10 (5.0%)	52 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (17.1%)	$11,954			$1,934			$10,020	61.1	63.6	322	20
292373003024	343	Eagle Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	100 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1750	412	33	12.3	34.5%	261 (63.3%)	78 (18.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	$11,915			$856			$11,059	60.8	43.7	520	177
291619000746	344	Belair Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Belair	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3155	377	31	12.3	55.7%	216 (57.3%)	70 (18.6%)	46 (12.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	$10,418			$535			$9,883	60.8	59.9	364	20
290100000315	345	Ulysses S. Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 E Broadway	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3520	327	22	14.7	36.7%	180 (55.0%)	79 (24.2%)	21 (6.4%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	$12,829			$425			$12,404	60.7	65.1	306	39
291548000713	346	John W. Luff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 S Delaware Ave	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5415	354	23	15.2	64.4%	162 (45.8%)	55 (15.5%)	83 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	47 (13.3%)	$12,684			$2,115			$10,569	60.7	70.3	237	109
292521001449	347	Plato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 458-4700	255	20	12.7	43.5%	242 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$10,471			$1,439			$9,032	60.6	63.4	327	20
292067001116	348	Oakville Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Yaeger Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5800	386	26	14.6	22.3%	334 (86.5%)	13 (3.4%)	17 (4.4%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,462			$744			$10,718	60.6	63.5	323	25
291038000339	349	Crystal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Mississippi	Crystal City	63019	Jefferson County	Crystal City 47	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4411	318	27	11.9	50.3%	275 (86.5%)	33 (10.4%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,579			$3,867			$8,712	60.6	62.3	338	11
290699000174	350	Osage Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	1241 Nichols Road	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 348-2461	234	21	11.3	36.8%	186 (79.5%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$12,569			$781			$11,788	60.6	68.7	257	93

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.