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)
291827000974	501	Boswell Elementary	Public	4-5	695 Millcreek	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 657-6400	558	41	13.6	60.6%	497 (89.1%)	8 (1.4%)	15 (2.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$9,405			$635			$8,771	45.6	42.1	536	35
291638000794	502	Black Hawk Elementary	Public	K-5	751 W Chestnut	Kahoka	63445	Clark County	Clark County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 727-3318	365	32	11.5	55.6%	343 (94.0%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$9,543			$482			$9,062	45.4	46.3	492	10
291619000753	503	North Elementary	Public	K-5	285 S Summit	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-8304	395	34	11.7	47.8%	327 (82.8%)	19 (4.8%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,528			$601			$10,927	45.4	65.7	292	211
292706003250	504	Carden Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4160	577	39	14.7	99.5%	346 (60.0%)	53 (9.2%)	88 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	80 (13.9%)	$10,887			$398			$10,489	45.3	45	506	2
291308000547	505	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	45.2	64.2	316	189
291548000725	506	William Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Phelps Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5475	430	23	18.8	72.8%	179 (41.6%)	130 (30.2%)	67 (15.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	39 (9.1%)	$13,108			$3,715			$9,393	45.2	35.5	597	91
291548003091	507	Three Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 E 32nd St S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5470	317	21	14.8	74.8%	138 (43.5%)	35 (11.0%)	115 (36.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.9%)	$12,034			$2,466			$9,568	45.2	59.4	368	139
290643000160	508	Cabool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1024 Garst Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	340	28	11.9	98.5%	318 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,359			$2,684			$7,675	45.1	31.4	637	129
291635000783	509	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	610 S Forest	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5365	310	28	11	81.3%	207 (66.8%)	28 (9.0%)	35 (11.3%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	$9,794			$1,282			$8,513	45.1	35.7	592	83
292067001112	510	Blades Elementary	Public	K-5	5140 Patterson Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7300	430	31	13.7	30.2%	353 (82.1%)	32 (7.4%)	22 (5.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$9,166			$453			$8,713	45	45.2	505	5

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.