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)
291383000614	741	Keeven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11230 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4450	286	24	11.9	76.2%	0 (0.0%)	260 (90.9%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$13,093			$4,501			$8,592	19.1	13.3	790	49
291383000447	742	Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15600 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63034	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4050	513	29	17.4	58.1%	45 (8.8%)	438 (85.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$12,698			$4,342			$8,356	18.8	25.6	701	41
292081001132	743	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	1-5	704 West Blvd	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-5268	430	32	13.2	100.0%	312 (72.6%)	41 (9.5%)	31 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	$10,705			$1,891			$8,814	18.8	32.9	631	112
291383000618	744	Cold Water Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Wiethaupt Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4150	396	27	14.5	66.9%	30 (7.6%)	320 (80.8%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$12,580			$4,156			$8,424	18.7	16.8	758	14
290489000058	745	Scott County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 545-3541	401	31	12.7	52.6%	365 (91.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$10,490			$736			$9,754	18.4	31.1	649	96
291640002529	746	Gladstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	335 N Elmwood	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3285	403	37	11	100.0%	42 (10.4%)	113 (28.0%)	164 (40.7%)	67 (16.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	$20,389			$3,316			$17,073	18.3	27.5	689	57
292081001133	747	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 W Curtis	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-3064	429	31	13.9	100.0%	312 (72.7%)	16 (3.7%)	55 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	$10,096			$1,399			$8,697	18.1	20.9	733	14
292886001783	748	Bowerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 N Douglas	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1400	249	20	12.4	89.2%	155 (62.2%)	39 (15.7%)	26 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.4%)	$12,842			$1,685			$11,156	17.9	26.1	697	51
291263000527	749	Galena-Abesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Medical Springs Rd	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 357-6378	216	22	9.7	62.0%	195 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$11,332			$1,181			$10,151	17.7	17.6	751	2
293189002233	750	Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7441 Westview Rd	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Westview C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 776-2425	117	14	8.5	65.8%	98 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$12,415			$3,031			$9,384	17.6			(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 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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.