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)
291035000337	591	Crocker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Commercial	Crocker	65452	Pulaski County	Crocker R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 736-5000	265	21	12.5	88.7%	234 (88.3%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,345			$3,532			$7,813	36.9	9.1	835	244
292181001210	592	South Elementary	Public	K-4	1111 Wornall St	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8640	277	22	12.8	67.5%	169 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.1%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	29 (10.5%)	18 (6.5%)	$9,786			$1,094			$8,692	36.8	37	577	15
292607003125	593	Little Blue Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 E 61st Street	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7740	373	31	11.8	65.1%	120 (32.2%)	124 (33.2%)	73 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (13.9%)	$13,930			$2,384			$11,547	36.8	27.7	670	77
293107002153	594	North Elementary	Public	K-5	134 W Kosciusko St	Warsaw	65355	Benton County	Warsaw R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 438-6260	355	30	11.9	99.2%	331 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$8,880			$1,231			$7,649	36.6	28.5	663	69
292070001126	595	Scotland County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	438 W. Lover's Lane	Memphis	63555	Scotland County	Scotland County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 465-8532	311	29	10.7	50.5%	303 (97.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,088			$3,745			$10,343	36.2	31.3	638	43
291700000940	596	Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	500	33	15.3	26.0%	474 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,823			$677			$8,146	36.2	27.2	674	78
290636000157	597	Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	4 N High St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 679-6591	420	32	13	56.9%	393 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$9,899			$1,294			$8,604	36.2	49.8	457	140
290100002279	598	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2345 Howell Mountain Drive	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3880	472	32	14.8	42.8%	260 (55.1%)	96 (20.3%)	25 (5.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (14.4%)	$13,933			$612			$13,321	36.2	47.5	485	113
291551000730	599	Viburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hwy 49	Viburnum	65566	Iron County	Iron County C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 244-5670	147	12	12.4	70.1%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$11,961			$2,702			$9,259	35.9	35.2	603	4
292766001698	600	Schuyler County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21701 Highway 63	Queen City	63561	Schuyler County	Schuyler County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 956-4125	354	33	10.7	53.1%	336 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,357			$2,219			$10,138	35.9	42.1	537	63

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.