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)
292358001395	21	Pierremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Dauphine Ln	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6600	453	34	13.2	7.1%	315 (69.5%)	16 (3.5%)	23 (5.1%)	76 (16.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	$14,375			$549			$13,826	95.6	94.8	26	5
290588000132	22	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2350 St. Clair Ave	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 962-0613	157	20	7.8	18.5%	106 (67.5%)	18 (11.5%)	4 (2.5%)	19 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.4%)	$18,970			$654			$18,316	95.5	98.2	6	16
291782000949	23	Reed Elementary	Public	K-4	9060 Ladue	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 991-1456	369	33	11.2	8.4%	269 (72.9%)	29 (7.9%)	13 (3.5%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	$14,998			$113			$14,885	95.2	94.5	28	5
293171002218	24	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Washington St	Weston	64098	Platte County	West Platte County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 640-2811	377	30	12.4	16.7%	341 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	$15,049			$992			$14,057	95.1	90	63	39
292343001433	25	East Elementary	Public	K-4	2449 E Hartley	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5906	529	41	12.7	34.6%	472 (89.2%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,903			$933			$8,971	95	93.8	32	7
292841002274	26	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	695 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-4566	446	31	14.4	16.6%	402 (90.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,638			$560			$10,078	94.8	91.1	55	29
293153002192	27	Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	9130 Big Bend Blvd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6444	289	24	11.9	4.5%	261 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$12,871			$84			$12,786	94.7	96.8	16	11
290531000087	28	William Yates Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Davidson Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3740	414	32	13	48.6%	204 (49.3%)	75 (18.1%)	63 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	49 (11.8%)	$12,829			$929			$11,901	94.5	94.5	27	1
293153002193	29	Edgar Road Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Edgar Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6472	380	30	12.7	4.2%	331 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$12,565			$135			$12,430	94.4	93.7	34	5
292358001388	30	Highcroft Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15380 Highcroft Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6400	363	27	13.6	6.9%	243 (66.9%)	35 (9.6%)	14 (3.9%)	53 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$13,419			$566			$12,853	93.8	93.5	35	5

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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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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.