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)
290912000268	841	Clarkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	159	16	9.8	83.0%	100 (62.9%)	20 (12.6%)	32 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	$11,313			$2,051			$9,261	9.1	10.9	809	32
291201000455	842	Combs Elementary	Public	3-5	300 St Jean Dr	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-0411	295	25	11.7	99.0%	41 (13.9%)	203 (68.8%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (10.8%)	$11,781			$1,293			$10,488	9.1	13	795	47
291788003413	843	Missouri Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(573) 765-3716	173			52.6%	90 (52.0%)	66 (38.2%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)								8.9			(n/a)
291629000768	844	Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8920 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8050	524	29	17.8	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	517 (98.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								8.9	10	820	24
291640000864	845	Pitcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9915 E 38th Terr	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1855	283	26	10.6	98.9%	41 (14.5%)	150 (53.0%)	71 (25.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	11 (3.9%)	$19,399			$3,312			$16,087	8.7	16.5	763	82
291201000469	846	Lee Hamilton Elementary	Public	3-5	401 Powell Ave	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 521-6755	278	22	12.6	98.9%	17 (6.1%)	239 (86.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$11,270			$1,255			$10,015	8.6	9.8	823	23
290100003271	847	Eliot Battle Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 BATTLE Avenue	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3790	384	33	11.7	65.1%	119 (31.0%)	166 (43.2%)	25 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	60 (15.6%)	$13,445			$558			$12,887	8.5	7.1	853	6
290057903079	848	South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	787	65	12	99.2%	29 (3.7%)	358 (45.5%)	393 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,406			$3,980			$12,425	8.4	16.1	766	82
291365000589	849	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	K-5	1405 Pearl St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-1050	199	23	8.6	89.9%	140 (70.4%)	34 (17.1%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$13,974			$1,632			$12,342	8.4	10.5	812	37
292928000798	850	Mullanphy Botanical Gardens	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4221 Shaw Blvd	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 772-0994	451	34	13.2	99.3%	29 (6.4%)	385 (85.4%)	31 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,793			$893			$18,900	8.2	9.5	827	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.