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)
291785000953	541	Lamar Elementary	Public	3-5	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 682-3567	240	19	12.5	52.9%	220 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$9,615			$806			$8,809	42	41.1	554	13
292346001353	542	Coleman Elementary	Public	K-4	4536 Coleman Rd	Villa Ridge	63089	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 742-2133	205	16	13	58.5%	175 (85.4%)	7 (3.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$12,847			$1,348			$11,499	41.8			(n/a)
292061001100	543	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 Chapman St	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 223-3303	532	41	13.1	63.7%	392 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	52 (9.8%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,856			$1,402			$8,455	41.8	57	385	158
291619000747	544	Cedar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Vieth	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3160	326	30	10.8	43.6%	222 (68.1%)	32 (9.8%)	23 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.1%)	$12,097			$267			$11,829	41.7	51.8	436	108
292133001172	545	Montgomery City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 N Harper St	Montgomery City	63361	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 564-2278	331	27	12.2	53.2%	304 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,524			$2,241			$9,283	41.7	41.2	552	7
291640000838	546	John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	381	27	14	100.0%	22 (5.8%)	307 (80.6%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	$21,979			$4,528			$17,451	41.7	38.3	585	39
290699002983	547	Hawthorn Elementary	Public	3-4	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 317-3450	397	32	12.3	55.9%	357 (89.9%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,185			$876			$11,309	41.6	47	491	56
291619000751	548	Moreau Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Hough Park	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3180	298	33	8.9	60.1%	170 (57.0%)	69 (23.2%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (14.1%)	$13,106			$777			$12,328	41.5	30.4	657	109
291548003213	549	Little Blue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Quail Drive	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5480	281	23	12	53.7%	168 (59.8%)	47 (16.7%)	35 (12.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	20 (7.1%)	$14,708			$4,029			$10,680	41.3	55.1	397	152
292928001930	550	Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6031 Southwest Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-1201	391	26	15	100.0%	190 (48.6%)	128 (32.7%)	45 (11.5%)	18 (4.6%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,161			$690			$18,471	41.2	40.7	563	13

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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:

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

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

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.