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)
292181001206	631	Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	117 N School Street	Goodman	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8680	255	21	12.1	76.1%	185 (72.5%)	4 (1.6%)	27 (10.6%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	11 (4.3%)	18 (7.1%)	$10,575			$1,328			$9,247	33.4	78.9	154	477
290712000188	632	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	33.2	29.4	665	33
292886001781	633	Bingham Elementary	Public	K-5	2126 E. Cherry	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3400	422	62	6.8	78.4%	268 (63.5%)	50 (11.8%)	53 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.4%)	$11,364			$2,775			$8,588	33	48	478	155
292886001838	634	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Nichols	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3000	204	16	12.7	89.2%	136 (66.7%)	18 (8.8%)	24 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.3%)	$12,429			$1,808			$10,621	32.5	52.2	431	203
293211002254	635	Windsor Elementary	Public	K-6	501 S Main St	Windsor	65360	Henry County	Henry County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 647-5621	377	34	11	58.1%	356 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,597			$1,786			$8,810	32.5	43.3	531	104
292373002723	636	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1900	310	24	12.8	40.0%	189 (61.0%)	66 (21.3%)	28 (9.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	$12,545			$844			$11,701	32.5	61.6	339	297
290059203241	637	Gateway Science Academy-South Ele	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6651 Gravois Ave.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 669-9000	394	34	11.5	66.2%	136 (34.5%)	174 (44.2%)	35 (8.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	$13,322			$3,006			$10,316	32.4	28.9	671	34
293087002133	638	Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Fourth Street	Vienna	65582	Maries County	Maries County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 422-3365	186	18	10.5	38.7%	180 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$10,210			$1,445			$8,765	32.4	31.7	643	5
292607000545	639	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7200	329	26	12.4	69.0%	113 (34.3%)	123 (37.4%)	44 (13.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.1%)	$16,608			$2,810			$13,798	32.2	32.8	632	7
292334003008	640	Owensville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Dutchman Dr	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-4039	526	38	13.8	55.7%	506 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$8,987			$1,215			$7,772	32.1	48.6	472	168

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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.

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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.