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)
291782000947	51	Old Bonhomme Elementary	Public	K-4	9661 Old Bonhomme	Saint Louis	63132	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-0656	391	36	11	10.2%	175 (44.8%)	60 (15.3%)	30 (7.7%)	89 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	$14,123			$110			$14,013	91.7	84.8	108	57
292685002859	52	Fairway Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Old Fairway Dr	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4175	382	25	15.4	5.2%	314 (82.2%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.5%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,454			$293			$12,161	91.6	91.2	50	2
291869001022	53	Long Elementary	Public	K-5	9021 Sappington Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2450	545	35	15.6	7.0%	475 (87.2%)	15 (2.8%)	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,128			$110			$10,018	91.3	85.2	101	48
291432002371	54	Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Dallas County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4225	306	22	13.7	45.1%	302 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,034			$259			$10,775	91.2	99.1	5	49
292841002274	55	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	695 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-4566	446	31	14.4	16.6%	402 (90.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,638			$560			$10,078	91.1	91.5	48	7
291830002311	56	Highland Park Elementary	Public	K-5	400 SE Millstone Ave	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2250	463	32	14.6	6.3%	371 (80.1%)	25 (5.4%)	26 (5.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$13,059			$526			$12,534	90.7	85.3	99	43
293111002158	57	Clearview Elementary	Public	K-6	1581 Clearview Road	Union	63084	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2500	309	21	14.8	20.4%	299 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$11,808			$1,078			$10,730	90.6	89.4	69	12
291869002468	58	Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	10305 Concord School Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2470	552	34	16	10.1%	475 (86.1%)	6 (1.1%)	24 (4.3%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$10,596			$181			$10,414	90.5	85.2	100	42
291203002779	59	Festus Intermediate	Public	4-6	1501 Mid-Meadow Ln	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4750	745	40	18.7	40.0%	647 (86.8%)	19 (2.6%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	$8,496			$756			$7,740	90.5	88.7	75	16
292253002504	60	Espy Elementary	Public	K-4	220 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6820	400	32	12.6	43.0%	310 (77.5%)	7 (1.8%)	39 (9.8%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.5%)	$10,678			$1,262			$9,417	90.5	93.2	35	25

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.