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)
290825000226	791	Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Grand Ave	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4250	292	21	14	100.0%	34 (11.6%)	197 (67.5%)	40 (13.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	$15,265			$3,369			$11,897	13.8	11.6	808	17
291383000632	792	McCurdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Lindsay Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4650	506	34	14.9	70.2%	96 (19.0%)	365 (72.1%)	17 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$13,070			$4,201			$8,869	13.7	18.1	747	45
292307001320	793	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4198 State Hwy E	Oak Ridge	63769	Cape Girardeau County	Oak Ridge R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 266-3232	151	13	11.8	39.1%	149 (98.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,324			$1,743			$7,581	13.7	9.8	822	29
290100000298	794	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Woodland Dr	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3580	469	35	13.5	76.1%	134 (28.6%)	165 (35.2%)	77 (16.4%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.3%)	$13,334			$729			$12,605	13.6	14.5	778	16
290058603124	795	St Louis Lang Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1881 Pine St	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Lang Immersion School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0975	419	42	9.9	66.6%	26 (6.2%)	270 (64.4%)	78 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)	$15,111			$3,164			$11,947	13.6	28.9	673	122
292928002570	796	Ames Visual/Perf. Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Hadley	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-7165	154	17	9.3	100.0%	4 (2.6%)	150 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,475			$924			$17,551	13.5	27.8	686	110
292265001249	797	Washington Elementary	Public	1-8	1730 N Hanley Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0810	332	14	23.7	100.0%	15 (4.5%)	266 (80.1%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$15,935			$4,223			$11,712	13.4	18.6	744	53
291548003210	798	Abraham Mallinson Elementary	Public	2-5	709 North Forest Ave	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5530	275	19	14.2	85.8%	119 (43.3%)	39 (14.2%)	80 (29.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	$12,649			$2,672			$9,977	13.4	22.5	723	75
292607001531	799	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	340	26	13.3	74.1%	47 (13.8%)	214 (62.9%)	54 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$13,677			$2,161			$11,516	13.2	7.5	852	53
292886001832	800	Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1461 N Douglas	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1200	191	17	11.2	94.2%	120 (62.8%)	21 (11.0%)	19 (9.9%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (12.6%)	$12,785			$3,030			$9,755	13.2	13.3	789	11

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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.