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)
292886002305	551	Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 S Scenic	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3900	440	28	15.7	72.0%	294 (66.8%)	54 (12.3%)	42 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.4%)	$10,927			$2,476			$8,450	41.2	33.8	619	68
292133001172	552	Montgomery City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 N Harper St	Montgomery City	63361	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 564-2278	353	24	14.7	49.0%	319 (90.4%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$11,524			$2,241			$9,283	41.2	29.6	653	101
292706001668	553	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	2610 Blackwell Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4320	267	19	13.8	60.7%	201 (75.3%)	13 (4.9%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	$11,951			$507			$11,444	41.2	51.1	441	112
291785000953	554	Lamar Elementary	Public	3-5	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 682-3567	268	20	13.3	53.7%	244 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$9,615			$806			$8,809	41.1	48.9	470	84
292067002420	555	Forder Elementary	Public	K-5	623 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5600	363	31	11.6	52.3%	292 (80.4%)	16 (4.4%)	16 (4.4%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$12,140			$551			$11,588	41.1	32.3	626	71
293102002513	556	Martin Warren Elementary	Public	3-5	105 S Maguire	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 747-7160	380	31	12.3	39.2%	297 (78.2%)	20 (5.3%)	21 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	29 (7.6%)	$11,962			$1,071			$10,892	41.1	52.8	429	127
290462000052	557	Gladden Elementary	Public	K-4	405 Westover Rd	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 489-7530	382	29	13.2	58.6%	220 (57.6%)	46 (12.0%)	76 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	$12,019			$970			$11,049	41	25.5	687	130
291128000392	558	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	40.9	46.1	494	64
292886001789	559	Cowden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2927 S Kimbrough	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3500	274	20	14	62.4%	174 (63.5%)	21 (7.7%)	34 (12.4%)	24 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.3%)	$12,190			$2,482			$9,708	40.9	48.9	468	91
291266000529	560	Covel D. Searcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	502 S Olive	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 663-2173	218	23	9.3	44.0%	211 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,026			$1,930			$10,096	40.9	63.9	319	241

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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.