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)
292355001372	221	Southeast Elementary	Public	K-5	5704 N Northwood Rd	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4360	500	38	13.2	32.2%	293 (58.6%)	83 (16.6%)	56 (11.2%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.6%)	$12,693			$322			$12,371	71.9	65.4	303	82
292685001622	222	Geggie Elementary	Public	K-5	430 Bald Hill Rd	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3200	654	40	16.2	7.3%	577 (88.2%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,773			$264			$10,509	71.8	68.2	263	41
292685001623	223	Kellison Elementary	Public	K-5	1626 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6700	370	27	13.5	20.3%	302 (81.6%)	26 (7.0%)	8 (2.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$12,698			$308			$12,389	71.8	71.6	227	4
291830000523	224	Richardson Elementary	Public	K-5	800 NE Blackwell Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2220	442	31	14	16.1%	301 (68.1%)	52 (11.8%)	39 (8.8%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	$11,243			$264			$10,978	71.6	80.1	154	70
291998001062	225	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	414 W Ohio St	Mansfield	65704	Wright County	Mansfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 924-3289	269	26	10.2	62.8%	255 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$11,046			$4,723			$6,323	71.6	62.3	337	112
292892001852	226	Harris Elementary	Public	K-4	2800 Old Muegge Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4700	408	41	9.9	29.9%	259 (63.5%)	67 (16.4%)	13 (3.2%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	$15,327			$1,040			$14,287	71.5	69.8	244	18
292280001260	227	Briarcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 NW Briarcliff Rd	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5030	310	24	12.9	45.8%	170 (54.8%)	48 (15.5%)	55 (17.7%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (7.1%)	$13,355			$561			$12,794	71.4	65.8	290	63
290001703259	228	Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3421 Cherry St	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 888-7400	459	29	15.9	25.7%	248 (54.0%)	93 (20.3%)	46 (10.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.9%)	$11,431			$373			$11,058	71.3	57.6	381	153
292067001097	229	Hagemann Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Hagemann Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5700	399	27	14.9	23.8%	331 (83.0%)	23 (5.8%)	12 (3.0%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,900			$691			$10,209	71.2	58.6	376	147
290100002770	230	Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Deville	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3570	634	40	15.8	35.0%	351 (55.4%)	93 (14.7%)	39 (6.2%)	77 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (11.0%)	$11,501			$470			$11,031	71	66.7	279	49

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.