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)
291383000635	811	Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6645 Parker Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4800	371	28	13.3	77.6%	6 (1.6%)	355 (95.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,282			$4,464			$8,818	10.7	15.6	781	30
291365000589	812	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	K-5	1405 Pearl St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-1050	199	23	8.6	89.9%	140 (70.4%)	34 (17.1%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$13,974			$1,632			$12,342	10.5	11.3	816	4
290712000189	813	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Minnesota	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-2030	483	44	11	10.1%	145 (30.0%)	215 (44.5%)	34 (7.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.0%)	$12,085			$2,054			$10,031	10.4	13.6	798	15
291640002375	814	Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6400 E 23rd St	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4775	543	40	13.6	99.4%	32 (5.9%)	199 (36.6%)	291 (53.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,366			$3,530			$15,835	10.4	12	810	4
290059103266	815	KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	429	41	10.4	99.3%	5 (1.2%)	407 (94.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,930			$4,598			$7,333	10.3	6.4	872	57
290100002665	816	Derby Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Derby Ridge Rd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3270	395	38	10.4	69.9%	117 (29.6%)	170 (43.0%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.7%)	$14,822			$759			$14,063	10.3	12.4	807	9
292928001968	817	Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4047 Juniata St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-4545	240	21	11.4	98.8%	49 (20.4%)	115 (47.9%)	39 (16.3%)	27 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$18,210			$747			$17,464	10.3	9.5	831	14
292928001928	818	Froebel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 Nebraska Ave	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-3533	176	14	13	98.3%	5 (2.8%)	164 (93.2%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,482			$1,581			$16,900	10.2	6.7	868	50
292886001806	819	McGregor Elementary	Public	K-5	1221 W Madison	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5700	271	25	10.9	89.7%	146 (53.9%)	47 (17.3%)	46 (17.0%)	5 (1.8%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$11,920			$2,797			$9,122	10.2	8.4	848	29
291629000768	820	Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8920 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8050	524	29	17.8	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	517 (98.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								10	7.8	853	33

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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.