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)
291635000773	551	Soaring Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4604 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5330	407	32	12.5	55.8%	304 (74.7%)	7 (1.7%)	37 (9.1%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	41 (10.1%)	$8,330			$1,249			$7,081	40.7	34.5	614	63
291229000490	552	Buckner Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7300	334	27	12.2	44.6%	284 (85.0%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,712			$1,478			$12,234	40.7	46.1	498	54
292917001871	553	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	40.5	54	407	146
290558000103	554	David Barton Elementary	Public	3-5	814 Locust St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 882-6527	329	24	13.8	99.7%	258 (78.4%)	31 (9.4%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$9,859			$1,001			$8,858	40.4	29.5	663	109
292172001197	555	Naylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	203 E DeLong St	Naylor	63953	Ripley County	Naylor R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 399-2507	220	20	11.1	65.9%	205 (93.2%)	8 (3.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,783			$3,423			$5,360	40.4	43.3	529	26
293066002109	556	Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4451	268	27	10	100.0%	36 (13.4%)	201 (75.0%)	15 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$19,548			$2,790			$16,759	40.3	28.1	681	125
291797000959	557	Lathrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Center St	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 710-6114	427	37	11.4	36.3%	395 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,168			$910			$13,258	40.2	47.4	485	72
290058503399	558	City Garden Montessori Eaec	Public, Charter	1-8	4209 Folsom	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 664-7646	291	19	15.2	38.8%	122 (41.9%)	135 (46.4%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$19,133			$3,818			$15,316	40.2	49.9	460	98
291830000980	559	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 N Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-3250	460	33	14.1	53.9%	170 (37.0%)	111 (24.1%)	80 (17.4%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	74 (16.1%)	$12,702			$678			$12,024	40.2	34.5	615	56
292571001512	560	Ralls County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 267-3341	375	31	12.1	41.6%	366 (97.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								40.1	45.7	500	60

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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:

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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.