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)
291782000947	41	Old Bonhomme Elementary	Public	K-4	9661 Old Bonhomme	Saint Louis	63132	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-0656	391	33	11.9	10.2%	189 (48.3%)	55 (14.1%)	25 (6.4%)	81 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	$14,123			$110			$14,013	92.3	91.7	51	10
291677000927	42	W. W. Keysor Elementary	Public	K-5	725 N Geyer Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6120	592	40	14.7	4.6%	492 (83.1%)	27 (4.6%)	19 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	$12,210			$71			$12,139	92.2	90.3	62	20
292280001281	43	Nashua Elementary	Public	K-5	221 NE 114th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5160	358	24	14.6	20.7%	237 (66.2%)	29 (8.1%)	44 (12.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.0%)	$13,560			$566			$12,994	92.1	92.6	44	1
292895002761	44	Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	4800 Meadows Pkwy	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5900	739	53	13.9	11.6%	590 (79.8%)	46 (6.2%)	29 (3.9%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.6%)	$12,030			$838			$11,192	92.1	87.3	81	37
292358001391	45	McKelvey Intermediate	Public	2-5	1751 McKelvey Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6500	437	31	14	16.0%	131 (30.0%)	80 (18.3%)	28 (6.4%)	156 (35.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.5%)	$12,684			$684			$12,000	91.9	94.9	25	20
290993003393	46	Blair Oaks Intermediate	Public	3-5	6124 Falcon Lane	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 635-6864	231	17	13.7	12.6%	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$7,575			$65			$7,510	91.8	92.1	47	1
290588000133	47	McGrath Elementary	Public	K-5	2350 St Clair Ave - Suite A	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 962-6824	200	20	10.2	14.0%	134 (67.0%)	16 (8.0%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.5%)	$19,289			$653			$18,635	91.6	80.2	140	93
293144002176	48	Thayer Elementary	Public	K-5	4273 Thayer St	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2200	217	18	12	34.6%	136 (62.7%)	24 (11.1%)	44 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	$11,290			$1,599			$9,691	91.5			(n/a)
292685002700	49	Wild Horse Elementary	Public	K-5	16695 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6075	476	35	13.4	13.0%	164 (34.5%)	19 (4.0%)	51 (10.7%)	229 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$11,456			$354			$11,102	91.2	93.8	33	16
292280003335	50	Rising Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 NE 108th St.	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5370	391	29	13.2	35.8%	247 (63.2%)	39 (10.0%)	54 (13.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.3%)	$13,052			$566			$12,486	91.1	87.7	77	27

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.