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)
291365000592	371	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Bird St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0768	372	26	14.3	58.6%	318 (85.5%)	19 (5.1%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$8,686			$172			$8,514	58.1	72.2	216	155
293201003116	372	Willard Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4595 Farm Road 140	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 869-0600	404	34	11.7	39.1%	305 (75.5%)	39 (9.7%)	35 (8.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,178			$1,149			$11,029	57.6	52.2	430	58
290603000144	373	Brunswick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1008 County Rd	Brunswick	65236	Chariton County	Brunswick R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 548-3777	161	12	13.1	46.0%	154 (95.7%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$13,556			$2,207			$11,349	57.4			(n/a)
292892001846	374	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-4	2670 Zumbehl Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4800	359	37	9.6	9.5%	241 (67.1%)	46 (12.8%)	56 (15.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,911			$854			$15,057	57.4	66.5	292	82
291365002781	375	Veterans Elementary	Public	K-5	790 N Veterans Rd	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0649	437	35	12.6	60.4%	339 (77.6%)	39 (8.9%)	12 (2.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	$11,651			$769			$10,882	57.4	52.7	426	51
293078002125	376	Van-Far Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2122 Audrain Rd 557	Vandalia	63382	Audrain County	Van-Far R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 594-2731	325	27	11.9	57.2%	274 (84.3%)	11 (3.4%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	$11,050			$464			$10,586	57.3	50	458	82
292067001109	377	Beasley Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 Koch Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5400	286	26	10.8	54.5%	174 (60.8%)	60 (21.0%)	17 (5.9%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$13,920			$805			$13,114	57.1	67.7	276	101
291371000598	378	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 875-0290	291	23	12.9	32.3%	265 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$10,220			$415			$9,805	57	41.5	548	170
291548000708	379	Blackburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17302 E R D Mize Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5395	365	28	13.1	46.8%	214 (58.6%)	50 (13.7%)	59 (16.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.6%)	$11,968			$2,436			$9,532	57	53	419	40
290531000086	380	Thomas J. Ultican Elementary	Public	K-5	1812 NW Vesper	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3710	430	29	15	44.2%	288 (67.0%)	43 (10.0%)	51 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.6%)	$10,157			$758			$9,399	56.9	61.5	340	40

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.