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)
293144002171	251	Partridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7078 Young St	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2600	352	22	16	40.3%	149 (42.3%)	39 (11.1%)	90 (25.6%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	48 (13.6%)	$12,112			$955			$11,158	69.3	78.9	167	84
293210002250	252	Windsor Intermediate	Public	3-5	6208 Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 464-4451	617	44	14.1	37.3%	560 (90.8%)	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$9,875			$989			$8,886	69.3	53.9	419	167
293027002068	253	Thayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	365 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 264-4600	419	34	12.3	61.6%	392 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,399			$862			$7,538	69.3	73.6	204	49
291308001965	254	Sni-A-Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	701 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 847-5020	457	40	11.3	37.0%	353 (77.2%)	9 (2.0%)	58 (12.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.7%)	$10,111			$719			$9,392	69.2	78.5	172	82
291645003353	255	Lens	Public	3-5	2215 South Campus Drive	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4798	134	8	16.5	22.4%	121 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$8,064			$112			$7,952	69.2	83.5	124	131
292280001275	256	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	4624 N Norton	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5120	187	18	10.6	59.9%	116 (62.0%)	17 (9.1%)	23 (12.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	18 (9.6%)	$14,434			$597			$13,838	69.1	40.1	561	305
290531000084	257	John Nowlin Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3670	438	32	13.6	36.3%	281 (64.2%)	51 (11.6%)	53 (12.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.7%)	$12,144			$1,425			$10,719	69.1	70.1	238	19
292316003177	258	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Discovery Path Lane	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 757-6800	415	33	12.6	31.3%	263 (63.4%)	90 (21.7%)	27 (6.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$13,803			$830			$12,973	69.1	64.9	308	50
293165003309	259	Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1820 Hwy Z	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 887-3898	581	41	14.1	19.6%	450 (77.5%)	43 (7.4%)	35 (6.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	$12,990			$591			$12,399	68.9	66.6	282	23
291560000739	260	West Lane Elementary	Public	K-4	338 N West Ln	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9565	385	30	12.6	33.5%	355 (92.2%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,579			$894			$11,686	68.9	82.5	134	126

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.