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)
291201000466	831	Griffith Elementary	Public	3-5	200 Day Dr	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 521-5971	282	25	11.5	98.9%	12 (4.3%)	245 (86.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$13,139			$1,853			$11,286	9.1	8.1	849	18
292928001587	832	Gateway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-8255	516	27	19.1	99.4%	5 (1.0%)	502 (97.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,589			$808			$13,781	9.1	6.5	870	38
292928002853	833	Earl Nance Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8959 Riverview Blvd	Saint Louis	63147	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 867-0634	321	22	14.5	99.1%	5 (1.6%)	312 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,464			$1,450			$14,014	9	6.2	876	43
291434003246	834	Ervin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10530 Greenwood Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8400	629	43	14.4	100.0%	44 (7.0%)	421 (66.9%)	106 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	$14,057			$4,348			$9,709	9	6.7	867	33
292607001518	835	Eastwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5290 Sycamore	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7210	329	30	11	82.4%	40 (12.2%)	195 (59.3%)	63 (19.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$16,431			$2,759			$13,672	9	13	802	33
291383000628	836	Jury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11950 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4400	420	32	13.2	99.0%	5 (1.2%)	391 (93.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,073			$4,105			$7,968	8.9	8.6	845	9
291640000863	837	Phillis Wheatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2415 Agnes Ave	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4825	391	32	12.3	99.2%	31 (7.9%)	171 (43.7%)	167 (42.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$20,220			$3,989			$16,232	8.9	7.2	861	24
292667001584	838	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Edgefield	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-2454	333	17	19.5	99.1%	7 (2.1%)	312 (93.7%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,042			$2,120			$6,922	8.9	5.9	881	43
290000401482	839	Lilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lewis Ave	Lilbourn	63862	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 688-2593	236	19	12.5	100.0%	111 (47.0%)	87 (36.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.6%)	$13,979			$3,492			$10,487	8.6	15.8	776	63
290002802749	840	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-0114	364	32	11.5	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	335 (92.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,796			$823			$15,973	8.4	4.6	890	50

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.