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)
292289001307	521	Murphy Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Valley Dr	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 326-0577	463	34	13.4	47.5%	359 (77.5%)	7 (1.5%)	58 (12.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$11,329			$1,020			$10,310	43.8	42.8	535	14
291308000547	522	Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	144 McQuerry Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 229-4870	380	33	11.4	39.5%	279 (73.4%)	29 (7.6%)	40 (10.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.8%)	$10,693			$563			$10,130	43.7	45.2	505	17
292280001267	523	Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N Highland	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5080	517	33	15.5	57.8%	199 (38.5%)	85 (16.4%)	78 (15.1%)	30 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	83 (16.1%)	$13,013			$555			$12,458	43.6	46.9	493	30
292355001366	524	Alfred L. Renner Elementary	Public	K-5	7401 NW Barry Rd	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4350	427	33	13.1	35.8%	237 (55.5%)	56 (13.1%)	61 (14.3%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.2%)	33 (7.7%)	$14,074			$1,000			$13,075	43.5	40.8	562	38
291619000757	525	Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Jackson	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3170	281	27	10.3	98.9%	93 (33.1%)	138 (49.1%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	$11,935			$487			$11,448	43.4	34.5	616	91
291218000484	526	Fordland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 N Center St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 767-2307	285	22	12.8	49.1%	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,121			$1,553			$9,568	43.4	40.4	567	41
293144002874	527	Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	4590 Buckeye Ave	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2625	309	22	14	59.2%	144 (46.6%)	46 (14.9%)	72 (23.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	26 (8.4%)	$10,400			$149			$10,251	43.1	57	387	140
292766001698	528	Schuyler County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21701 Highway 63	Queen City	63561	Schuyler County	Schuyler County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 956-4125	354	33	10.7	53.1%	336 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,357			$2,219			$10,138	43	35.9	600	72
291548000720	529	Spring Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20404 E Truman Rd	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5455	250	23	11.1	65.2%	142 (56.8%)	26 (10.4%)	42 (16.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.4%)	$13,600			$4,250			$9,350	42.9	43.2	533	4
291071000360	530	Dent-Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	27870 Hwy C	Salem	65560	Dent County	Dent-Phelps R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4680	273	24	11.2	46.2%	268 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,038			$4,224			$6,814	42.9	26.1	698	168

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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.

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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.