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)
293057002098	211	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2 E Springfield	Union	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 583-3152	635	49	12.9	49.4%	566 (89.1%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	$10,547			$828			$9,720	73.4	59	365	154
293146002180	212	Weaubleau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 N Center	Weaubleau	65774	Hickory County	Weaubleau R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 428-3668	188	15	12.3	63.8%	173 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.4%)	$9,051			$4,473			$4,578	73.3			(n/a)
290576002851	213	Buchanan Intermediate	Public	4-6	766 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 332-3201	473	33	14.2	55.2%	393 (83.1%)	9 (1.9%)	53 (11.2%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,143			$521			$9,622	73.2	80.6	137	76
290100000308	214	Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Locust	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3530	290	21	13.5	46.6%	148 (51.0%)	59 (20.3%)	18 (6.2%)	30 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	$13,101			$622			$12,479	73.2	46.5	496	282
293165003149	215	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Mexico Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 332-2923	630	48	13	12.2%	482 (76.5%)	53 (8.4%)	38 (6.0%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$12,014			$494			$11,520	73.2	72.3	215
290837002783	216	Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Homefield Blvd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6710	545	44	12.3	20.9%	440 (80.7%)	36 (6.6%)	23 (4.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	$12,877			$706			$12,171	73.2	74.1	200	16
291635000779	217	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	130 McKinley	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5355	192	19	10.1	75.0%	145 (75.5%)	6 (3.1%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	11 (5.7%)	16 (8.3%)	$10,563			$1,357			$9,206	73.1	50.9	448	231
291645002532	218	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4114	254	18	14.1	16.9%	231 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$11,758			$332			$11,425	73.1	86.4	91	127
292067001116	219	Oakville Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Yaeger Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5800	386	26	14.6	22.3%	334 (86.5%)	13 (3.4%)	17 (4.4%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,462			$744			$10,718	73	60.6	348	129
291619002494	220	Clarence Lawson Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3175	419	37	11.2	53.2%	245 (58.5%)	70 (16.7%)	39 (9.3%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.2%)	$13,283			$1,396			$11,887	73	63.5	317	97

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.