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)
292280001294	661	Winnwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 NE 44th Terr	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5220	243	22	10.8	81.1%	81 (33.3%)	65 (26.7%)	45 (18.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	38 (15.6%)	$15,732			$622			$15,109	29.7	24	698	37
290564000108	662	Bourbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	357 Jost Street	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 732-5365	344	28	12.5	56.7%	320 (93.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,055			$2,741			$7,314	29.6	32.2	628	34
290558000103	663	David Barton Elementary	Public	3-5	814 Locust St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 882-6527	329	24	13.8	99.7%	258 (78.4%)	31 (9.4%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$9,859			$1,001			$8,858	29.5	27.5	671	8
292706001659	664	Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	509 Thompson	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4210	377	22	17.1	99.2%	275 (72.9%)	19 (5.0%)	35 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	$10,876			$419			$10,457	29.4	49.1	466	198
290712000188	665	Clippard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2880 Hopper Rd	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-5720	470	43	11	0.6%	181 (38.5%)	154 (32.8%)	59 (12.6%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	$14,104			$1,651			$12,453	29.4	30.5	647	18
292886001820	666	Robberson Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 E Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1800	166	15	10.8	88.6%	97 (58.4%)	18 (10.8%)	31 (18.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	14 (8.4%)	$15,438			$3,810			$11,628	29.3			(n/a)
292607001520	667	Laurel Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Lane	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7230	314	29	10.6	71.3%	71 (22.6%)	147 (46.8%)	62 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (8.6%)	$15,099			$2,852			$12,247	29.2	26.1	683	16
291938001048	668	Macks Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	245 State Rd N	Macks Creek	65786	Camden County	Macks Creek R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 363-5977	185	19	9.9	98.4%	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$10,026			$679			$9,348	29	30.5	646	22
291548003099	669	Fairmount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 N Cedar Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5405	312	19	16.4	81.7%	123 (39.4%)	38 (12.2%)	132 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,125			$2,872			$9,253	29	22	722	53
290462000051	670	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-4	109 W Cambridge	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1008	423	28	15	55.8%	253 (59.8%)	55 (13.0%)	78 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	$12,027			$1,206			$10,821	29	35.3	600	70

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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.