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)
291645002532	91	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	86.4	82.6	131	40
292316001329	92	Orchard Farm Elementary	Public	K-5	2135 Hwy V	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 757-8700	617	41	15	24.6%	469 (76.0%)	43 (7.0%)	64 (10.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$13,971			$924			$13,046	86.3	85	106	14
293150002183	93	Carterville Elementary	Public	K-4	210 E Hall	Carterville	64835	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6080	239	18	13.5	57.3%	201 (84.1%)	3 (1.3%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.3%)	$10,528			$649			$9,878	86.3	80.6	143	50
291110000380	94	East Carter County R-II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5325	327	26	12.7	65.7%	311 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$11,594			$1,735			$9,859	86.2	62.2	340	246
292841003341	95	Eagle Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	18801 Eagle Parkway	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-5959	459	33	14	16.8%	398 (86.7%)	10 (2.2%)	33 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,289			$258			$10,030	86.1	72.6	214	119
291869001021	96	Kennerly Elementary	Public	K-5	10025 Kennerly Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2440	489	39	12.5	7.6%	415 (84.9%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.1%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$12,380			$508			$11,872	85.9	69.9	242	146
293153002417	97	Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	9825 Hudson Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6466	202	20	10.3	12.4%	151 (74.8%)	9 (4.5%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.9%)	$15,511			$86			$15,425	85.9	82.6	132	35
292685001626	98	Pond Elementary	Public	K-5	17200 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3225	401	25	16.1	11.0%	320 (79.8%)	14 (3.5%)	16 (4.0%)	34 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$12,621			$292			$12,329	85.7	83.7	121	23
290060603223	99	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	394	22	17.9	24.6%	199 (50.5%)	142 (36.0%)	19 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$11,219			$1,543			$9,676	85.4	79.8	159	60
290837000619	100	Twin Chimneys Elementary	Public	K-5	7396 Twin Chimneys Blvd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 240-0093	537	42	12.7	6.5%	368 (68.5%)	26 (4.8%)	15 (2.8%)	82 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	$12,332			$756			$11,576	85.4	90.6	54	46

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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

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

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.