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)
293186002230	511	Westran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Depot St	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 277-3666	298	31	9.5	58.4%	268 (89.9%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$14,278			$828			$13,450	44.9			(n/a)
291527000694	512	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	407 W Tuck	Houstonia	65333	Pettis County	Pettis County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 568-3315	153	11	13.9	45.1%	151 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,832			$1,843			$9,989	44.8	19.2	746	234
291854001009	513	Manor Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Skyline Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5460	327	33	10	44.6%	201 (61.5%)	39 (11.9%)	52 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	$15,975			$1,048			$14,927	44.7	42.5	531	18
292529001457	514	Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	603 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 539-2187	341	27	12.4	34.3%	299 (87.7%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.0%)	$13,707			$3,323			$10,384	44.6	19.4	745	231
291383000633	515	McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Coachway Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4700	401	28	14.4	65.6%	85 (21.2%)	244 (60.8%)	21 (5.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.2%)	$13,053			$4,519			$8,533	44.6	24	701	186
290975000280	516	Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	825 North Main Street	Piedmont	63957	Wayne County	Clearwater R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 223-4812	414	30	13.8	72.5%	390 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$9,964			$1,352			$8,612	44.5	67.6	270	246
291314000548	517	Belvidere Elementary	Public	K-5	15200 White Ave	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5300	294	23	12.7	64.6%	97 (33.0%)	115 (39.1%)	48 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$13,706			$199			$13,507	44.4	34.6	610	93
292280001291	518	Topping Elementary	Public	K-5	4433 N Topping Av	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5200	318	25	12.5	69.5%	111 (34.9%)	107 (33.6%)	46 (14.5%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	$13,605			$574			$13,031	44.3	33.9	616	98
290746003110	519	Carthage Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	2851 S. Chapel	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7246	772	55	14	71.9%	368 (47.7%)	3 (0.4%)	369 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	$9,598			$501			$9,097	44.3	41.8	539	20
291428002464	520	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	293	25	11.7	51.5%	273 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$9,827			$2,029			$7,798	44.1	57	389	131

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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.