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)
291173000430	571	Fair Play Elementary	Public	K-6	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 654-2233	188	15	12.3	98.4%	178 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$10,972			$3,391			$7,581	39.8			(n/a)
290708000181	572	Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 288-5216	264	25	10.5	45.8%	243 (92.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$11,219			$896			$10,323	39.6	41.1	547	25
291830000978	573	Lee's Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	110 SE Green St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-3340	222	19	11.7	58.6%	117 (52.7%)	52 (23.4%)	23 (10.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	23 (10.4%)	$13,734			$375			$13,358	39.4	44.6	511	62
291029000332	574	Crane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Pirate Ln	Crane	65633	Stone County	Crane R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 723-5300	310	25	12.3	60.3%	298 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,193			$2,442			$6,751	39.4	41.2	545	29
291914001032	575	Lockwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Locust	Lockwood	65682	Dade County	Lockwood R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 232-4528	150	14	10.5	56.0%	147 (98.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,258			$4,562			$5,696	39.4	37.9	570	5
292184001122	576	Truman Elementary	Public	3-5	901 W Ashland	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2080	500	37	13.5	58.2%	436 (87.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$8,776			$722			$8,054	39.3	34.6	609	33
293042002085	577	Triway	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Lentz	Stella	64867	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 628-3227	433	24	17.8	73.7%	343 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$9,302			$1,426			$7,876	39.1	34.7	608	31
291376000604	578	McEowen Elementary	Public	4-5	1901 S Halsey Ave	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4545	298	20	14.6	33.9%	258 (86.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$10,859			$421			$10,438	39	40.2	557	21
290100000313	579	Thomas Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Hinkson Ave	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3610	216	21	10.4	98.6%	78 (36.1%)	97 (44.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	$15,722			$589			$15,133	38.9	24	700	121
291365000587	580	A. D. Stowell Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Union	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0980	209	18	11.6	71.8%	187 (89.5%)	8 (3.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$10,740			$938			$9,801	38.8	23.4	705	125

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.