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)
291449000681	281	Holden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1903 S Market	Holden	64040	Johnson County	Holden R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 732-6071	564	36	15.7	46.6%	508 (90.1%)	8 (1.4%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$9,733			$1,657			$8,077	67.3	68.1	264	17
291317000558	282	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 944-3291	230	23	10.1	50.9%	215 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,004			$1,142			$11,862	67.3	68.6	258	24
292327001339	283	Osceola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	76 SE Hwy Ww	Osceola	64776	St. Clair County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 646-8333	304	22	13.8	49.7%	277 (91.1%)	11 (3.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,414			$2,076			$7,338	67.2	69.8	243	40
292283002021	284	North Platte Intermediate	Public	3-5	900 Lewis	Edgerton	64444	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 790-3622	114	10	11.2	26.3%	108 (94.7%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,358			$273			$11,085	67.1	62.1	341	57
292886001835	285	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2526 S Hillsboro	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5300	343	26	13.1	38.8%	247 (72.0%)	28 (8.2%)	20 (5.8%)	25 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.2%)	$12,031			$3,026			$9,005	67	79.4	163	122
292355003368	286	Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4410	481	37	13	27.2%	298 (62.0%)	88 (18.3%)	57 (11.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	$12,263			$654			$11,610	66.9	61.9	343	57
291443000673	287	Hillsboro Elementary	Public	3-4	13 Hawk Dr	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Hillsboro R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 789-0040	462	32	14.2	35.1%	424 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$9,764			$369			$9,395	66.9	47.5	484	197
292757001690	288	John Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	12401 County Rd 438	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 279-4533	246	18	13.3	30.9%	230 (93.5%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,837			$288			$8,549	66.9	66.1	287	1
291230000498	289	Clyde Hamrick Elementary	Public	K-5	4525 Four Ridge Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 282-6930	405	34	11.8	43.7%	355 (87.7%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	21 (5.2%)	$10,377			$514			$9,863	66.7	68	266	23
290566000114	290	Frankford Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School Street	Frankford	63441	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 784-2550	116	9	12.9	46.6%	104 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	$10,413			$1,246			$9,167	66.6			(n/a)

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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.

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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.