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)
292533002803	401	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	3-4	327 N McKissock	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2220	306	22	13.6	15.7%	267 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$10,093			$863			$9,230	54.8	69.1	254	147
293045002089	402	Wm. R. Cappel Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Hampel Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 356-4246	607	42	14.3	31.8%	539 (88.8%)	17 (2.8%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,102			$1,673			$8,429	54.4	59.8	365	37
292049001093	403	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	1-4	418 E Second St	Maryville	64468	Nodaway County	Maryville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 562-3233	318	31	10.1	51.9%	286 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$13,279			$1,375			$11,905	54.4	64.8	309	94
292511001440	404	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gibbs Ave	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2255	346	24	14.6	54.9%	307 (88.7%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.6%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,248			$3,189			$7,059	54.3	45.7	500	96
292310001743	405	Odessa Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1100 West Cox School Road	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 633-5396	422	34	12.5	31.8%	374 (88.6%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	$9,700			$640			$9,060	54.1	43.6	522	117
293144002168	406	Waynesville East Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 State Rd F	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2150	929	57	16.2	44.0%	541 (58.2%)	90 (9.7%)	134 (14.4%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	15 (1.6%)	134 (14.4%)	$10,899			$1,134			$9,765	54.1	64.1	318	88
292917001871	407	West Elementary	Public	3-5	403 W Fite St	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 431-2616	438	33	13.4	53.9%	413 (94.3%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,424			$2,044			$8,380	54	60.6	356	51
290837000236	408	Lewis Clark Elementary	Public	3-5	460 McMenamy Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 397-3111	437	36	12	34.1%	326 (74.6%)	32 (7.3%)	36 (8.2%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$10,843			$591			$10,252	54	59.7	366	42
291635003410	409	Dover Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	110 N Main Street	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 625-5380	351	27	12.9	72.9%	251 (71.5%)	11 (3.1%)	33 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	41 (11.7%)								53.8			(n/a)
291623001725	410	Telegraph Intermediate	Public	3-5	1265 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-6530	239	17	13.9	26.4%	229 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$12,061			$762			$11,299	53.7	55.8	403	7

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.