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)
292988002062	561	Sweet Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E. Marshall	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 335-6348	210	21	10.1	47.1%	204 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,013			$4,340			$7,672	40.8			(n/a)
292355001366	562	Alfred L. Renner Elementary	Public	K-5	7401 NW Barry Rd	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4350	427	33	13.1	35.8%	237 (55.5%)	56 (13.1%)	61 (14.3%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.2%)	33 (7.7%)	$14,074			$1,000			$13,075	40.8	61.5	347	215
292928001930	563	Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6031 Southwest Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-1201	389	28	13.8	99.2%	182 (46.8%)	138 (35.5%)	50 (12.9%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,161			$690			$18,471	40.7	29.4	655	92
291846001989	564	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25189 Heritage Ave	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 209-3586	525	39	13.4	49.3%	494 (94.1%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,341			$1,023			$9,318	40.7	41.6	540	24
292892003199	565	Blackhurst Elementary	Public	K-4	2000 Elm Street	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4500	236	29	8.2	56.4%	124 (52.5%)	35 (14.8%)	52 (22.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.3%)	$17,421			$1,455			$15,966	40.4	64.5	312	253
293081002127	566	Verona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 402-9580	170	16	10.9	67.6%	104 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (31.8%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	$11,613			$7,606			$4,007	40.4	18.1	757	191
291218000484	567	Fordland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 N Center St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 767-2307	285	22	12.8	49.1%	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,121			$1,553			$9,568	40.4	43.5	524	43
290402002981	568	Robinson School	Public	3-6	1044 S Lincoln Ave	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-5651	535	42	12.6	65.2%	404 (75.5%)	7 (1.3%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$9,784			$1,778			$8,007	40.1	41.9	538	30
291425000641	569	Pevely Elementary	Public	K-5	30 Main Street	Pevely	63070	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 479-5200	708	57	12.3	50.3%	617 (87.1%)	23 (3.2%)	26 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$13,749			$1,692			$12,058	39.8	57.3	386	183
291229003103	570	Indian Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7645	355	25	14	52.1%	210 (59.2%)	57 (16.1%)	40 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	$11,842			$1,309			$10,533	39.8	54.7	413	157

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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.

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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.