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)
292964002049	311	Strafford Elementary	Public	K-4	310 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 736-7000	198	36	5.4	38.4%	186 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$8,908			$839			$8,069	63.4	57.1	384	73
290566000112	312	Bowling Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Adams Street	Bowling Green	63334	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 324-2042	558	39	14.1	48.4%	467 (83.7%)	9 (1.6%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.3%)	$11,345			$1,500			$9,844	63.3	64.6	305	7
292952002043	313	Stockton Elementary	Public	K-4	906 South St	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 276-5141	342	31	11	51.8%	323 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,623			$1,082			$8,541	63.3	66	296	17
293144002898	314	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	286 Eastlawn Ave	Saint Robert	65584	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2100	953	62	15.3	50.1%	541 (56.8%)	119 (12.5%)	144 (15.1%)	22 (2.3%)	8 (0.8%)	17 (1.8%)	102 (10.7%)	$11,024			$1,487			$9,537	63.2	68.4	263	51
291134002411	315	Eldon Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	409 E 15th St	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 392-6364	446	29	15.6	51.1%	419 (93.9%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,984			$2,490			$7,494	63.2	57.6	377	62
290643000160	316	Cabool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1024 Garst Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	308	31	10	100.0%	293 (95.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,359			$2,684			$7,675	63.1	45.1	508	192
293111002164	317	South Point Elementary	Public	K-6	4328 St. Johns Road	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 231-2700	407	37	10.9	35.6%	374 (91.9%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,922			$1,291			$12,630	62.9	72.1	218	99
290817002718	318	Cassville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 847-4010	391	30	12.9	57.5%	331 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$10,093			$319			$9,773	62.9	72.5	213	105
292316003177	319	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Discovery Path Lane	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 757-6800	449	34	13	32.3%	270 (60.1%)	100 (22.3%)	34 (7.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	$13,803			$830			$12,973	62.9	69.1	258	61
292112001595	320	Monett Intermediate	Public	4-5	711 9th St	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 235-6151	312	21	15	68.3%	155 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	131 (42.0%)	11 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$9,884			$2,193			$7,692	62.8	50.2	454	134

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.