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)
290867001780	861	Charleston Middle School	Public	4-6	1012 S Main St	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3346	179	12	14.6	92.2%	54 (30.2%)	113 (63.1%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$12,511			$1,729			$10,783	6.3			(n/a)
291383002858	862	Arrowpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2017 Arrowpoint Dr	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5300	358	33	10.8	98.9%	10 (2.8%)	327 (91.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	$14,696			$4,810			$9,886	6.3	5.7	884	22
290003103013	863	KIPP Endeavor Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2700 E 18th St	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kipp: Endeavor Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 241-3994	604	58	10.4	99.5%	13 (2.2%)	468 (77.5%)	98 (16.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$17,434			$3,128			$14,305	6.3	9.1	837	26
291383000636	864	Twillman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11831 Bellefontaine Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4850	326	25	13	99.1%	5 (1.5%)	304 (93.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,171			$4,701			$8,470	6	5.8	883	19
292928002572	865	Washington Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 361-0432	277	20	13.8	98.9%	5 (1.8%)	271 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,432			$837			$17,595	6	6.4	873	8
290825000224	866	Center Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Euclid Ave	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3444	347	26	13.3	99.1%	22 (6.3%)	250 (72.0%)	39 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.4%)	$13,901			$2,421			$11,481	5.7	10.2	822	44
292928002026	867	Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	239	18	13.2	98.7%	15 (6.3%)	174 (72.8%)	39 (16.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$19,518			$1,466			$18,051	5.6	5.2	887	20
290059103245	868	KIPP Victory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	955 Arcade Avenue	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 454-9255	482	40	11.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	470 (97.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,322			$5,102			$7,220	5.4	6.1	878	10
290001403222	869	Hogan Preparatory Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2803 E 51st St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-5010	391	22	17.6	99.2%	8 (2.0%)	345 (88.2%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$12,644			$3,653			$8,991	5.4	4.1	895	26
291383000621	870	Grannemann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2324 Redman Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4250	411	31	13	97.8%	9 (2.2%)	393 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,783			$4,163			$8,620	5.3	7.4	857	13

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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.