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)
293201001700	121	Willard Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2625 N Farm Rd 101	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 831-4440	414	34	12.2	39.6%	380 (91.8%)	7 (1.7%)	14 (3.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,810			$1,348			$9,462	83.4	73.4	204	83
292280003115	122	Bell Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 NE 108th St	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5020	712	47	15	25.1%	422 (59.3%)	105 (14.7%)	92 (12.9%)	29 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	58 (8.1%)	$12,560			$557			$12,004	83.2	86.9	86	36
291854001004	123	Alexander Doniphan Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Clay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5400	360	34	10.5	24.7%	290 (80.6%)	9 (2.5%)	28 (7.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$14,888			$174			$14,714	83.2	70	241	118
292622003160	124	Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	501	36	13.8	41.9%	396 (79.0%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$9,527			$853			$8,673	83.2	80.9	135	11
292067001097	125	Hagemann Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Hagemann Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5700	399	27	14.9	23.8%	331 (83.0%)	23 (5.8%)	12 (3.0%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,900			$691			$10,209	83.2	71.2	229	104
291830000979	126	Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	27600 Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2330	485	30	16.4	9.3%	383 (79.0%)	38 (7.8%)	32 (6.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,710			$279			$10,431	82.9	83.8	116	10
291867001015	127	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	101 W Lamine St #39	Lincoln	65338	Benton County	Lincoln R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 547-2222	260	23	11.1	59.6%	249 (95.8%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,177			$971			$10,206	82.8	58.2	370	243
292358001387	128	Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Henry Ave	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6350	536	34	15.5	8.4%	286 (53.4%)	42 (7.8%)	14 (2.6%)	151 (28.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	$11,819			$640			$11,179	82.8	82.1	129	1
292154001187	129	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 N Elm St	Mountain View	65548	Howell County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 934-2550	404	37	10.7	55.0%	389 (96.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,170			$1,666			$7,503	82.7	88.8	67	62
290531000078	130	Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	736	53	14	24.2%	534 (72.6%)	111 (15.1%)	41 (5.6%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$10,128			$700			$9,428	82.6	79.2	152	22

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.