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)
292928001967	1	Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6020 Pernod Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 352-9212	284	18	15.7	98.9%	199 (70.1%)	42 (14.8%)	11 (3.9%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.7%)	$14,946			$434			$14,511	99.6	99.6	1
292928002645	2	Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Ac	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5031 Potomac	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 353-8875	234	17	13.7	98.7%	125 (53.4%)	74 (31.6%)	6 (2.6%)	23 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$16,544			$592			$15,952	99.6	99.4	3	1
292271001250	3	North Andrew Elementary	Public	K-5	9120 Hwy 48	Rosendale	64483	Andrew County	North Andrew County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 567-2527	115	15	7.5	28.7%	114 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,123			$2,556			$11,567	98.7			(n/a)
292913001866	4	St. Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 52	St Elizabeth	65075	Miller County	St. Elizabeth R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 493-2246	132	9	15.2	20.5%	130 (98.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,865			$2,046			$8,819	98.5	98.2	8	4
292685001616	5	Chesterfield Elementary	Public	K-5	17700 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6500	450	31	14.3	6.7%	302 (67.1%)	32 (7.1%)	19 (4.2%)	72 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	$11,853			$270			$11,583	98.4	96.1	16	11
290588000132	6	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2350 St. Clair Ave	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 962-0613	157	20	7.8	18.5%	106 (67.5%)	18 (11.5%)	4 (2.5%)	19 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.4%)	$18,970			$654			$18,316	98.2	92.8	37	31
290972000273	7	Meramec Elementary	Public	K-5	400 S Meramec Ave	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 854-6300	355	31	11.3	9.0%	240 (67.6%)	38 (10.7%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$19,052			$577			$18,475	98.1	97.3	10	3
292640002443	8	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24456 State Hwy 114	Essex	63846	Stoddard County	Richland R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 283-5310	145	7	20.5	60.0%	132 (91.0%)	6 (4.1%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,565			$1,332			$11,233	97.9	98.8	6	2
291854003253	9	Epic Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Conistor Lane	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5730	290	19	15.1	7.2%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	$11,568			$370			$11,197	97.9	99.3	4	5
290972000274	10	Ralph M. Captain Elementary	Public	K-5	6345 Northwood Ave	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 854-6100	283	30	9.2	10.6%	187 (66.1%)	40 (14.1%)	13 (4.6%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	$21,564			$617			$20,947	97.8	89.2	71	61

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.