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)
292814001732	21	North Shelby Elementary	Public	K-6	3071 Hwy 15	Shelbyville	63469	Shelby County	North Shelby	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 633-2401	178	14	12.4	28.7%	167 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,311			$444			$10,867	95.8			(n/a)
290531002682	22	Chapel Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 NE Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3600	602	37	16.1	13.8%	447 (74.3%)	71 (11.8%)	27 (4.5%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.6%)	$9,993			$634			$9,359	95.6	92.7	38	16
290408000037	23	Avenue City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18069 Hwy 169	Cosby	64436	Andrew County	Avenue City R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 662-2305	227	16	14.1	12.8%	215 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$8,603			$648			$7,955	95.4	96.4	13	10
291782000950	24	Spoede Elementary	Public	K-4	425 N Spoede Rd	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 432-4438	365	32	11.5	12.6%	171 (46.8%)	72 (19.7%)	21 (5.8%)	74 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$15,950			$158			$15,792	95.4	92.6	40	16
292358001391	25	McKelvey Intermediate	Public	2-5	1751 McKelvey Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6500	425	30	13.9	14.8%	132 (31.1%)	78 (18.4%)	24 (5.6%)	156 (36.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$12,684			$684			$12,000	94.9	92.2	42	17
292358001395	26	Pierremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Dauphine Ln	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6600	453	34	13.2	7.1%	315 (69.5%)	16 (3.5%)	23 (5.1%)	76 (16.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	$14,375			$549			$13,826	94.8	94.5	23	3
290531000087	27	William Yates Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Davidson Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3740	414	32	13	48.6%	204 (49.3%)	75 (18.1%)	63 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	49 (11.8%)	$12,829			$929			$11,901	94.5	94.4	24	3
291782000949	28	Reed Elementary	Public	K-4	9060 Ladue	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 991-1456	369	33	11.2	8.4%	269 (72.9%)	29 (7.9%)	13 (3.5%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	$14,998			$113			$14,885	94.5	98.2	7	21
292253002998	29	High Pointe Elementary	Public	K-4	900 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6700	619	43	14.5	39.9%	515 (83.2%)	13 (2.1%)	37 (6.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	$9,101			$786			$8,314	94.3	90.3	57	28
292358001375	30	Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	353	26	13.5	7.4%	285 (80.7%)	22 (6.2%)	12 (3.4%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$13,946			$414			$13,532	93.9	88.7	74	44

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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

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.