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)
292280001274	571	Gracemor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5125 N Sycamore	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5110	655	52	12.6	70.2%	285 (43.5%)	151 (23.1%)	117 (17.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	84 (12.8%)	$13,371			$583			$12,788	38.7	41.8	545	26
291619002288	572	Callaway Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 State Rd Aa	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-5051	223	22	10.2	53.8%	184 (82.5%)	6 (2.7%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.8%)	$12,676			$346			$12,330	38.5	41.7	547	25
292886001828	573	Sunshine Elementary	Public	K-5	421 E Sunshine	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5200	338	26	13.2	76.3%	237 (70.1%)	28 (8.3%)	38 (11.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.0%)	$11,701			$2,771			$8,930	38.4	37.8	586	13
292453002386	574	Perryville Elementary	Public	3-5	326 College St	Perryville	63775	Perry County	Perry County 32	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 547-7500	411	36	11.5	58.9%	355 (86.4%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.6%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$10,094			$951			$9,143	38.4	54.9	398	176
292994002066	575	Tarkio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Pine St	Tarkio	64491	Atchison County	Tarkio R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 736-4177	160	21	7.8	45.6%	150 (93.8%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,905			$47			$14,859	38.3			(n/a)
292871001773	576	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5411	329	22	14.8	65.7%	288 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$10,703			$1,830			$8,873	38.2	42.5	540	36
292706001659	577	Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	509 Thompson	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4210	355	21	16.9	100.0%	241 (67.9%)	16 (4.5%)	41 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	50 (14.1%)	$10,876			$419			$10,457	38.2	29.4	664	87
290100000313	578	Thomas Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Hinkson Ave	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3610	216	22	9.9	100.0%	83 (38.4%)	85 (39.4%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	$15,722			$589			$15,133	38.2	38.9	579	1
291199000446	579	Laurence J. Daly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	702 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 248-3800	320	27	11.7	48.8%	281 (87.8%)	11 (3.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$8,883			$3,812			$5,071	37.8	42.6	538	41
290402002981	580	Robinson School	Public	3-6	1044 S Lincoln Ave	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-5651	538	41	13.2	64.7%	403 (74.9%)	5 (0.9%)	101 (18.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$9,784			$1,778			$8,007	37.7	40.1	568	12

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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.