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)
290002502748	821	Allen Village Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	3-5	706 W 42nd St	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	98	7	13	83.7%	2 (2.0%)	29 (29.6%)	61 (62.2%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,167			$2,023			$12,144	9.8	15.7	779	42
292307001320	822	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4198 State Hwy E	Oak Ridge	63769	Cape Girardeau County	Oak Ridge R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 266-3232	167	15	11.2	35.9%	167 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,324			$1,743			$7,581	9.8	18	759	63
291201000469	823	Lee Hamilton Elementary	Public	3-5	401 Powell Ave	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 521-6755	278	22	12.6	98.9%	17 (6.1%)	239 (86.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$11,270			$1,255			$10,015	9.8	9.9	826	3
290057903037	824	Old North Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3017 North 13th Street	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1110	546	46	11.8	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	538 (98.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,914			$3,748			$11,167	9.7	7.4	858	34
292862001769	825	Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Main	Cardwell	63829	Dunklin County	Southland C-9	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 654-3564	148	10	15.3	98.0%	113 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,940			$8,227			$4,713	9.7	11.4	814	11
293195002236	826	Wheaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	116 McCall	Wheaton	64874	Barry County	Wheaton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 652-7240	250	19	13.5	58.0%	173 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	38 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	$9,126			$256			$8,870	9.6	17.5	764	62
292928000798	827	Mullanphy Botanical Gardens	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4221 Shaw Blvd	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 772-0994	451	34	13.2	99.3%	29 (6.4%)	385 (85.4%)	31 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,793			$893			$18,900	9.5	8	851	24
292667002701	828	Moline Elementary	Public	K-5	9865 Winkler Dr	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-9829	295	22	13.4	99.0%	1 (0.3%)	282 (95.6%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,187			$2,238			$7,949	9.5	8	850	22
292928001888	829	Bryan Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2128 Gano	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 534-0370	182	17	10.7	98.4%	1 (0.5%)	180 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,246			$1,444			$16,802	9.5	6.1	877	48
292133001170	830	Jonesburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Smith Rd	Jonesburg	63351	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 662-6228	192	16	11.8	46.4%	171 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$11,239			$1,974			$9,265	9.3			(n/a)

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.