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)
293066002107	421	Flynn Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7220 Waterman Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4421	324	25	13.1	100.0%	99 (30.6%)	160 (49.4%)	29 (9.0%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	$17,520			$2,841			$14,679	52.7	47.3	487	66
291619003137	422	Pioneer Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Pioneer Trail	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 632-3400	477	36	13.2	45.7%	354 (74.2%)	34 (7.1%)	35 (7.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	$10,663			$477			$10,187	52.7	57.6	378	44
292783001703	423	Heber Hunt Elementary	Public	K-4	600 S Warren	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-1058	413	35	11.7	73.8%	226 (54.7%)	41 (9.9%)	87 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	52 (12.6%)	$10,889			$2,005			$8,884	52.6	62.7	322	101
290712000184	424	Alma Schrader Elementary	Public	K-4	1360 Randol	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-5310	351	29	12.2	0.9%	245 (69.8%)	47 (13.4%)	17 (4.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	$10,326			$1,322			$9,004	52.5	67.9	275	149
293045002089	425	Wm. R. Cappel Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Hampel Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 356-4246	607	42	14.3	31.8%	539 (88.8%)	17 (2.8%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,102			$1,673			$8,429	52.4	54.4	402	23
292829001747	426	Silex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 384-5044	249	20	12.3	32.5%	246 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,095			$1,203			$7,891	52.4	48.2	476	50
292981002058	427	Summersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Highway 106 Richards Street	Summersville	65571	Texas County	Summersville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 932-4613	224			52.7%	216 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,167			$3,029			$8,139	52.3	32.4	639	212
291854001010	428	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Thornton	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5450	355	35	10.2	45.6%	251 (70.7%)	32 (9.0%)	35 (9.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	$14,850			$413			$14,437	52.3	35.5	605	177
291635000775	429	Eastmorland Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Highview	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5340	244	23	10.7	67.6%	158 (64.8%)	11 (4.5%)	26 (10.7%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.9%)	15 (6.1%)	23 (9.4%)	$10,479			$1,689			$8,790	52.2	36.9	590	161
292886001814	430	Pittman Elementary	Public	K-5	2934 E Bennett	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4700	219	18	12.1	66.2%	155 (70.8%)	13 (5.9%)	25 (11.4%)	4 (1.8%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	$13,981			$3,400			$10,582	52.1	47.1	489	59

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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.

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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.