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)
290060503272	841	Momentum Fox Park	Public, Charter	K-8	2617 Shenandoah Ave.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-7651	173	15	11.4	98.3%	2 (1.2%)	160 (92.5%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$14,803			$3,171			$11,632	8.4	7.3	859	18
292928002789	842	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 535-3910	174	14	12.4	98.3%	18 (10.3%)	148 (85.1%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,819			$763			$17,057	8.4	3.5	900	58
291640000808	843	Faxon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1320 E 32nd Terr	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-6525	301	28	10.9	99.0%	14 (4.7%)	204 (67.8%)	63 (20.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,324			$3,835			$15,489	8.3	8.4	847	4
291640000824	844	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	436 Prospect Blvd	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3605	649	38	16.9	99.5%	22 (3.4%)	311 (47.9%)	201 (31.0%)	96 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$19,036			$3,217			$15,819	8	11.5	812	32
292928002403	845	Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	280	26	10.7	98.9%	20 (7.1%)	234 (83.6%)	15 (5.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$18,430			$900			$17,530	8	10.8	818	27
290001602746	846	Genesis School Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3800 E 44th St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Genesis School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 921-0775	225	24	9.5	98.7%	5 (2.2%)	184 (81.8%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$19,095			$3,106			$15,989	7.9	10.6	819	27
290617000155	847	Bunker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 72 Eagle Pride Drive	Bunker	63629	Reynolds County	Bunker R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 689-2211	118	10	11.7	75.4%	110 (93.2%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,295			$1,436			$11,858	7.9	13.3	800	47
292928001943	848	Herzog Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 Pamplin Pl	Saint Louis	63147	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2212	247	17	14.5	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	247 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,724			$616			$15,108	7.8			(n/a)
292181001204	849	Central Elementary	Public	K-4	301 Big Spring Dr	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8620	159	15	10.6	75.5%	62 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (32.1%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	27 (17.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$13,586			$2,138			$11,448	7.6	18.6	753	96
290001302751	850	Kc International-Wallace	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	414 Wallace Ave	Kansas City	64125	Jackson County	Kc International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 242-4206	665	91	7.3	100.0%	21 (3.2%)	353 (53.1%)	176 (26.5%)	80 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	29 (4.4%)	$17,052			$2,141			$14,911	7.5	8.9	840	10

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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:

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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.