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)
292958002045	761	Stoutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Laclede County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	238	18	13	68.5%	216 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,983			$1,274			$10,710	16.9	11.8	807	46
291548000719	762	Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Jennings Rd	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5445	260	21	12.3	88.1%	109 (41.9%)	64 (24.6%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	39 (15.0%)	$14,433			$3,298			$11,136	16.8	13.6	785	23
292928002404	763	Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5329 Columbia Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 776-5091	321	23	13.9	99.1%	20 (6.2%)	294 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,124			$1,683			$15,441	16.7	17	757	6
292607001530	764	Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	343	28	12	60.1%	75 (21.9%)	162 (47.2%)	49 (14.3%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.5%)	$15,126			$2,613			$12,513	16.6	22	726	38
290002402838	765	Brookside Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	513	47	10.9	99.4%	14 (2.7%)	436 (85.0%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$14,443			$3,293			$11,150	16.5	20.1	738	27
292928001968	766	Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4047 Juniata St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-4545	240	21	11.4	98.8%	49 (20.4%)	115 (47.9%)	39 (16.3%)	27 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$18,210			$747			$17,464	16.2	10.3	817	51
290498000062	767	Bevier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Bloomington St	Bevier	63532	Macon County	Bevier C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 773-6611	141	13	10.4	60.3%	137 (97.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,026			$2,806			$9,220	16.2			(n/a)
291548000710	768	Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	827 W College	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5400	235	15	16.2	68.9%	123 (52.3%)	18 (7.7%)	72 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.5%)	$12,504			$2,812			$9,692	16	37	589	179
291666000909	769	Kingsville Elementary	Public	K-6	101 E Adriatic	Kingsville	64061	Johnson County	Kingsville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 597-3422	141	12	12.2	41.8%	128 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	$12,842			$698			$12,144	15.9	22	727	42
291640000837	770	James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5810 Scarritt	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3650	207	23	9.1	98.6%	17 (8.2%)	25 (12.1%)	134 (64.7%)	26 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$22,068			$3,551			$18,517	15.9	15.4	771	1

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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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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.