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)
292886001790	641	Delaware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 S Delaware	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3700	303	28	10.6	65.7%	217 (71.6%)	33 (10.9%)	25 (8.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (5.0%)	$16,381			$2,411			$13,970	31.9	42.7	530	111
290059003127	642	Frontier School Of Innovation	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6700 Corporate Dr.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 363-1907	620	58	10.6	82.7%	39 (6.3%)	103 (16.6%)	457 (73.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$14,594			$2,126			$12,468	31.7	31.5	636	6
293087002133	643	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	31.7	19.7	743	100
290513000067	644	Bismarck R-V Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Campus Drive	Bismarck	63624	St. Francois County	Bismarck R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 734-6111	227	19	11.9	94.3%	210 (92.5%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$10,063			$1,442			$8,621	31.6	35.7	594	50
291052002520	645	Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	Henry County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 644-2281	222	20	11	66.2%	202 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,119			$1,611			$8,508	31.6	36.4	585	60
291484000685	646	Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 967-3024	432	38	11.4	54.9%	389 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$11,439			$6,551			$4,888	31.5	27.4	672	26
292664002473	647	Buder Elementary	Public	K-5	10350 Baltimore	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6300	406	30	13.3	99.3%	117 (28.8%)	167 (41.1%)	67 (16.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.6%)	$13,790			$1,233			$12,557	31.5	26	684	37
290612000150	648	Mallory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S Hickory	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 345-2350	715	50	14.2	55.8%	640 (89.5%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.8%)	$9,609			$2,385			$7,224	31.4	37.2	574	74
290489000058	649	Scott County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 545-3541	398	28	14.3	58.0%	368 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$10,490			$736			$9,754	31.1	40.4	555	94
292706001649	650	Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 N 22nd	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4110	288	23	12.5	99.0%	126 (43.8%)	40 (13.9%)	59 (20.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	49 (17.0%)	$11,814			$1,118			$10,696	31.1	28	667	17

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.