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)
291356000577	381	Hallsville Intermediate	Public	3-5	411 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 696-5512	346	25	13.9	27.7%	287 (82.9%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$8,676			$553			$8,123	57.3	54.7	412	31
291548000711	382	Glendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 S Lee's Summit Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5510	458	28	16.1	69.2%	237 (51.7%)	97 (21.2%)	75 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	$11,625			$2,525			$9,100	57.3	46.1	495	113
293231002265	383	Wright City West Elementary	Public	2-5	100 Wildcat Dr	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 745-7400	514	38	13.5	50.8%	393 (76.5%)	19 (3.7%)	71 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$12,046			$1,582			$10,464	57.2	69.8	245	138
292964002049	384	Strafford Elementary	Public	K-4	310 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 736-7000	513	35	14.7	38.0%	488 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	$8,908			$839			$8,069	57.1	61.3	350	34
292061001100	385	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 Chapman St	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 223-3303	513	42	12.1	64.7%	396 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	33 (6.4%)	18 (3.5%)	$9,856			$1,402			$8,455	57	65.6	295	90
292043002709	386	Shook Elementary	Public	4-5	180 State Hwy Dd	Marshfield	65706	Webster County	Marshfield R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 859-2120	451	34	13.2	48.6%	397 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$9,444			$1,006			$8,438	57	45.4	503	117
293144002874	387	Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	4590 Buckeye Ave	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2625	309	22	14	59.2%	144 (46.6%)	46 (14.9%)	72 (23.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	26 (8.4%)	$10,400			$149			$10,251	57	71.7	225	162
290462002988	388	Kentucky Trail Elementary	Public	K-4	8301 E 163rd St	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1100	325	26	12.3	43.7%	221 (68.0%)	23 (7.1%)	51 (15.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$13,211			$1,423			$11,788	56.9	39.5	562	174
291314000555	389	Meadowmere Elementary	Public	K-5	7010 E 136th St	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5525	349	26	13.6	66.2%	78 (22.3%)	145 (41.5%)	95 (27.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$14,467			$213			$14,254	56.8	48.5	471	82
292886001815	390	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	179	12	15.5	57.5%	150 (83.8%)	6 (3.4%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	$11,015			$2,098			$8,917	56.7	44.3	515	125

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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.