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)
291645003353	191	Lens	Public	3-5	2215 South Campus Drive	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4798	134	8	16.5	22.4%	121 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$8,064			$112			$7,952	75.5	69.2	255	64
290059203174	192	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6576 Smiley Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-7513	346	28	12.3	33.2%	227 (65.6%)	57 (16.5%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	$12,265			$1,987			$10,278	75.4	62.6	325	133
290837000238	193	Progress South Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Knaust Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-2721	678	55	12.4	19.3%	532 (78.5%)	50 (7.4%)	28 (4.1%)	34 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$12,884			$860			$12,024	75.4	80.6	138	55
291077000361	194	Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1213 Central Dr	Dexter	63841	Stoddard County	Dexter R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 614-1020	451	36	12.4	52.8%	412 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,469			$831			$8,639	75.4	66.6	291	97
292685001628	195	Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	908 Crestland	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6150	400	29	13.6	20.3%	251 (62.8%)	48 (12.0%)	19 (4.8%)	55 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$11,827			$267			$11,560	75.3	70	242	47
292685001614	196	Ballwin Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Jefferson	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6575	434	32	13.6	17.5%	285 (65.7%)	29 (6.7%)	28 (6.5%)	67 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$12,451			$598			$11,853	75.3	75.5	181	15
292706001652	197	Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	265	19	13.7	50.2%	168 (63.4%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (9.1%)	29 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	36 (13.6%)	$11,306			$797			$10,509	74.9	75	185	12
290288000003	198	Advance Elementary	Public	K-6	201 School Street	Advance	63730	Stoddard County	Advance R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 722-3564	237	19	12.8	46.0%	227 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,330			$700			$7,630	74.9	76	176	22
292358001385	199	Green Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	170 Portico Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6250	379	28	13.3	8.4%	253 (66.8%)	36 (9.5%)	21 (5.5%)	48 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$13,711			$429			$13,282	74.7	84.4	110	89
292685001623	200	Kellison Elementary	Public	K-5	1626 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6700	370	27	13.5	20.3%	302 (81.6%)	26 (7.0%)	8 (2.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$12,698			$308			$12,389	74.4	71.8	223	23

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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.

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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.