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)
292370002848	781	Robert Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 St Bridget Ln	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8419	662	48	13.6	62.5%	170 (25.7%)	310 (46.8%)	98 (14.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.5%)	$14,739						$14,739	15.1	16.2	765	16
291434000664	782	Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	394	26	15.2	100.0%	44 (11.2%)	251 (63.7%)	59 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	$13,092			$3,449			$9,643	15	24.9	707	75
290712000189	783	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Minnesota	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-2030	483	44	11	10.1%	145 (30.0%)	215 (44.5%)	34 (7.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.0%)	$12,085			$2,054			$10,031	14.9	10.4	813	30
292970002052	784	Sturgeon Elementary	Public	K-5	210 W Patton St	Sturgeon	65284	Boone County	Sturgeon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 687-3519	225	18	12.8	37.3%	206 (91.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.7%)	$9,561			$1,322			$8,238	14.9			(n/a)
291201000467	785	Halls Ferry Elementary	Public	3-5	13585 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-1022	346	27	12.9	99.1%	16 (4.6%)	304 (87.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$10,826			$1,026			$9,799	14.8	11.8	806	21
290060403209	786	Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	270	26	10.2	98.9%	26 (9.6%)	202 (74.8%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$16,932			$3,713			$13,219	14.7	10.8	810	24
291434000659	787	Millennium At Sante Fe	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	288	21	13.4	100.0%	21 (7.3%)	217 (75.3%)	31 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$13,897			$4,425			$9,472	14.4	23.6	712	75
292061001101	788	Noel Elementary	Public	3-8	318 Sulphur St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3302	359	27	13.4	83.6%	80 (22.3%)	12 (3.3%)	155 (43.2%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (1.9%)	96 (26.7%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,387			$731			$7,656	14.2	16.8	760	28
291640002603	789	Trailwoods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6201 E 17th St	Kansas City	64126	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3250	347	31	11.2	99.1%	34 (9.8%)	53 (15.3%)	241 (69.5%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,212			$3,476			$15,736	14	13	794	5
290747000216	790	Caruthersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Washington Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	496	36	13.7	99.4%	185 (37.3%)	223 (45.0%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.9%)	$9,267			$2,409			$6,858	13.9	13.4	786	4

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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:

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

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.