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)
292886003119	71	David Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W Kildee Lane	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5800	339	23	15	45.7%	250 (73.7%)	17 (5.0%)	27 (8.0%)	18 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,167			$2,204			$10,964	88.2	78	161	90
292067002683	72	Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Fine Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6300	421	25	16.9	14.3%	385 (91.4%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,546			$528			$10,018	88.2	75.5	182	110
292895002666	73	John Weldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7370 Weldon Spring Rd	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5500	656	49	13.2	9.5%	480 (73.2%)	35 (5.3%)	31 (4.7%)	80 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$13,465			$685			$12,779	88.2	91.8	50	23
291854001007	74	Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	1407 Nashua Rd	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5430	539	35	15.2	19.1%	423 (78.5%)	21 (3.9%)	35 (6.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	$11,171			$317			$10,854	88.1	74.1	199	125
292895002447	75	Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5200	671	55	12.2	25.5%	458 (68.3%)	54 (8.0%)	91 (13.6%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.4%)	$13,122			$768			$12,354	88.1	76	175	100
292622003234	76	Sweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	720 N. Main	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3670	492	37	13.4	41.7%	409 (83.1%)	10 (2.0%)	31 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.3%)	$10,016			$993			$9,023	88	88.2	73	3
291683000933	77	Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Houx Dr	Whiteman Afb	65305	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 563-3028	583	42	13.8	36.2%	385 (66.0%)	38 (6.5%)	81 (13.9%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.1%)	$11,280			$1,647			$9,634	88	83.9	115	38
292622003175	78	Schofield Elementary	Public	K-5	235 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3610	470	37	12.6	41.7%	404 (86.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	$9,460			$872			$8,588	87.9	81.9	132	54
293165003155	79	Discovery Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2523 Sommers Road	O Fallon	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-2354	587	42	13.9	13.8%	468 (79.7%)	16 (2.7%)	40 (6.8%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$11,853			$387			$11,466	87.8	76.9	167	88
292280001262	80	Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	3220 NE 67th Terr	Gladstone	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5040	622	39	16	40.7%	326 (52.4%)	70 (11.3%)	95 (15.3%)	33 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	78 (12.5%)	$12,596			$548			$12,048	87.5	79.6	143	63

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.