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)
291383000634	661	Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4750	409	30	13.4	48.7%	89 (21.8%)	251 (61.4%)	23 (5.6%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)	$12,920			$4,501			$8,419	29.3	34.1	620	41
291518000691	662	Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10286 State Rte 17	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Glenwood R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-4849	236	22	10.5	53.0%	234 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,415			$1,702			$8,713	29.2	14.7	776	114
293052002093	663	Fisk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 McKinley St	Fisk	63940	Butler County	Twin Rivers R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 967-3607	345	29	11.9	88.7%	316 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$9,642			$1,514			$8,127	29.1	23.4	715	52
291434000651	664	Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	326	21	15.6	100.0%	34 (10.4%)	187 (57.4%)	76 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	$12,933			$3,816			$9,117	29	19.8	739	75
291440000669	665	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 584-7127	457	34	13.3	48.6%	387 (84.7%)	15 (3.3%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	$11,617			$2,236			$9,381	28.9	23.7	711	46
291383000616	666	Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Chicory Creek Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4100	335	28	12	64.8%	25 (7.5%)	292 (87.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,043			$4,891			$9,152	28.9	30.8	654	12
291062000357	667	Delta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	124 E McKinley	Delta	63744	Cape Girardeau County	Delta R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 794-2440	105	11	9.8	54.3%	104 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,143			$4,231			$8,912	28.8			(n/a)
292334001343	668	Gerald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 FitzGerald	Gerald	63037	Franklin County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-4041	295	26	11.4	51.9%	273 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$10,546			$1,620			$8,926	28.6	30.7	655	13
291619000748	669	East Elementary	Public	K-5	1229 E McCarty	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3165	305	29	10.3	99.0%	122 (40.0%)	102 (33.4%)	27 (8.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.4%)	$12,006			$608			$11,399	28.5	34.3	619	50
290057602831	670	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	918	105	8.7	54.4%	385 (41.9%)	252 (27.5%)	175 (19.1%)	48 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.9%)	$14,730			$3,295			$11,436	28.4	23.5	714	44

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.