Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Missouri elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! Missouri MAP test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Missouri test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
292886001824	531	Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2524 S. Golden	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-3800	437	30	14.8	58.1%	295 (67.5%)	44 (10.1%)	55 (12.6%)	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$10,928			$2,585			$8,343	42.9	43.3	532	1
291542000702	532	Iberia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Pemberton Dr	Iberia	65486	Miller County	Iberia R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 793-6267	365	33	11	44.9%	346 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,702			$2,789			$7,914	42.8	58.1	373	159
292280001277	533	Linden West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7333 N Wyandotte St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5130	497	32	15.3	65.4%	225 (45.3%)	111 (22.3%)	92 (18.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	54 (10.9%)	$14,218			$594			$13,624	42.6	49.7	462	71
292310001743	534	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	447	35	12.9	38.5%	396 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$9,700			$640			$9,060	42.6	54.1	405	129
290564000108	535	Bourbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	357 Jost Street	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 732-5365	331	27	12.3	55.0%	306 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$10,055			$2,741			$7,314	42.6	29.6	662	127
293045003136	536	Cuivre Park Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wieman Lane	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 462-5218	626	43	14.4	35.3%	587 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$10,182			$1,572			$8,610	42.6	44	522	14
291650000902	537	South Elementary	Public	3-5	920 S Kennett St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1130	403	33	12.3	99.3%	218 (54.1%)	136 (33.7%)	40 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,100			$3,414			$5,686	42.5	43.6	528	9
290312000017	538	Appleton City Elementary	Public	K-6	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 476-2108	0	15	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$12,115			$933			$11,183	42.4	33.6	625	87
290746003110	539	Carthage Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	2851 S. Chapel	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7246	725	54	13.5	70.9%	362 (49.9%)	5 (0.7%)	331 (45.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$9,598			$501			$9,097	42.4	44.3	519	20
291548000707	540	Thomas Hart Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 S Leslie	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5390	397	26	15.5	88.4%	191 (48.1%)	79 (19.9%)	90 (22.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	$11,974			$2,784			$9,190	42.1	49.5	466	74

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Missouri

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MO student subgroups:

African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Gifted and Talented Students

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.

Educational resources:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

A high school boy doing homework on a laptop

Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.