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)
291383000637	691	Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Humes Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4900	477	33	14.5	66.7%	77 (16.1%)	341 (71.5%)	15 (3.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$11,694			$3,619			$8,075	27.1	18.1	758	67
292886001795	692	Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2814 N Fremont	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1700	382	28	13.8	80.4%	234 (61.3%)	57 (14.9%)	30 (7.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.9%)	$11,694			$2,792			$8,902	26.9	22.7	715	23
293168002543	693	West Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1136 Allen St	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	766	62	12.2	65.7%	676 (88.3%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$12,996			$1,611			$11,385	26.6	26.3	681	12
290002702915	694	University Academy-Lower	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-5973	617	41	15	99.5%	13 (2.1%)	592 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,670			$1,853			$11,816	26.5	15.8	775	81
292041001087	695	Southeast Elementary	Public	2-4	215 E Mitchell	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-2655	121	12	10.4	57.0%	66 (54.5%)	11 (9.1%)	25 (20.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	7 (5.8%)	$12,459			$983			$11,476	26.5	19.4	744	49
290712000187	696	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1550 Themis	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-5456	217	28	7.6	1.4%	58 (26.7%)	105 (48.4%)	22 (10.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	$14,096			$1,497			$12,599	26.2	31.1	640	56
292886001783	697	Bowerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 N Douglas	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1400	243	19	12.6	90.1%	174 (71.6%)	26 (10.7%)	18 (7.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.8%)	$12,842			$1,685			$11,156	26.1	19	750	53
291071000360	698	Dent-Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	27870 Hwy C	Salem	65560	Dent County	Dent-Phelps R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4680	273	24	11.2	46.2%	268 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,038			$4,224			$6,814	26.1	13.2	801	103
292853002670	699	Central Elementary	Public	1-6	611 Beasley Rd	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4781	261	21	12.1	100.0%	165 (63.2%)	46 (17.6%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.6%)	$11,832			$68			$11,764	26	20.4	734	35
292886001782	700	Bissett Elementary	Public	K-5	3014 W Calhoun	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2800	215	17	12.6	85.6%	137 (63.7%)	27 (12.6%)	31 (14.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	$13,437			$3,016			$10,422	25.6	15.3	785	85

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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.