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)
291677000928	41	Westchester Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Woodgate Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6160	585	35	16.5	4.4%	491 (83.9%)	21 (3.6%)	24 (4.1%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.0%)	$11,763			$72			$11,691	92.7	94.3	26	15
290531002549	42	Lucy Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	111 NE Roanoke Dr	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3690	562	36	15.6	20.1%	441 (78.5%)	33 (5.9%)	61 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	$10,228			$576			$9,653	92.7	89.9	61	19
292895002822	43	Warren Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Weiss Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6100	762	57	13.3	9.2%	596 (78.2%)	35 (4.6%)	52 (6.8%)	32 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	$12,005			$861			$11,145	92.6	92	44	1
292280001281	44	Nashua Elementary	Public	K-5	221 NE 114th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5160	328	25	13.3	20.7%	220 (67.1%)	28 (8.5%)	44 (13.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	$13,560			$566			$12,994	92.6	89.9	60	16
290972000271	45	Glenridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7447 Wellington Way	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6200	302	30	9.9	10.6%	162 (53.6%)	33 (10.9%)	19 (6.3%)	57 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.3%)	$22,267			$612			$21,655	92.6	91.6	46	1
293222002259	46	Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8256 State Hwy 19	Winona	65588	Shannon County	Winona R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 325-8101	299	24	12.2	77.9%	291 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,320			$2,990			$6,330	92.3	76.5	184	138
290993003393	47	Blair Oaks Intermediate	Public	3-5	6124 Falcon Lane	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 635-6864	255	17	14.8	11.0%	242 (94.9%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$7,575			$65			$7,510	92.1	94	28	19
293150002182	48	Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	2-4	810 N Hwy D	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6085	277	17	15.8	40.8%	225 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.2%)	$9,486			$564			$8,922	92	95.3	18	30
291854002804	49	Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 NE Flintlock Rd	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7150	883	55	16.1	8.3%	715 (81.0%)	33 (3.7%)	50 (5.7%)	24 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.8%)	$10,887			$258			$10,629	91.9	89.9	62	13
292895002666	50	John Weldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7370 Weldon Spring Rd	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5500	677	50	13.5	6.9%	501 (74.0%)	31 (4.6%)	27 (4.0%)	83 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$13,465			$685			$12,779	91.8	93.8	30	20

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.