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)
292928003193	851	Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning	Public	3-5	2516 S. 9th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-5720	132	13	10.1	100.0%	11 (8.3%)	115 (87.1%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$19,029			$826			$18,203	8.1	15.3	772	79
290059103266	852	KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	395	33	12	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	374 (94.7%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,930			$4,598			$7,333	8	10.3	815	37
292667001582	853	Lemasters Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Crown Point	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-8192	283	19	15.2	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	270 (95.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,796			$2,481			$6,314	7.6	4	886	33
292928002170	854	Hodgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1616 California	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-2539	220	18	12.2	100.0%	14 (6.4%)	195 (88.6%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,108			$896			$21,212	7.4			(n/a)
292928002853	855	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	326	24	13.8	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	320 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,464			$1,450			$14,014	7.3	9	833	22
291640000808	856	Faxon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1320 E 32nd Terr	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-6525	305	26	11.9	100.0%	19 (6.2%)	217 (71.1%)	52 (17.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$19,324			$3,835			$15,489	7.3	8.3	843	13
291640000824	857	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	436 Prospect Blvd	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3605	483	41	11.6	100.0%	27 (5.6%)	235 (48.7%)	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$19,036			$3,217			$15,819	7.3	8	844	13
290057903037	858	Old North Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3017 North 13th Street	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1110	446	46	9.6	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	437 (98.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,914			$3,748			$11,167	7.3	9.7	824	34
292928001997	859	Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	165	14	11.7	100.0%	7 (4.2%)	150 (90.9%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	$21,369			$1,657			$19,712	7.2	4.4	880	21
291383000635	860	Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6645 Parker Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4800	362	26	14	76.5%	7 (1.9%)	337 (93.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$13,282			$4,464			$8,818	7.1	10.7	811	49

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.