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)
290327000026	301	Bois D'Arc Elementary	Public	4-6	10315 W State Hwy T	Bois D Arc	65612	Greene County	Ash Grove R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-2203	144	12	11.9	47.2%	135 (93.8%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,596			$1,061			$6,536	65.3	65.6	294	7
291659000906	302	King City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 N Grand	King City	64463	Gentry County	King City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 535-4712	203	18	11	42.9%	194 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,451			$1,797			$11,655	65.1			(n/a)
291050000347	303	Athena Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 Athena School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-1020	489	44	11	45.4%	444 (90.8%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$11,099			$2,244			$8,855	65.1	52	436	133
292790003164	304	Seneca Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1817 St. Eugene	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 776-7961	327	23	14.1	49.8%	243 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	$7,977			$1,527			$6,450	64.9	63.4	324	20
290566000112	305	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	40	14.1	47.7%	474 (84.9%)	7 (1.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.0%)	$11,345			$1,500			$9,844	64.6	60.9	353	48
292160003088	306	Mount Vernon Intermediate	Public	3-5	260 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 466-2312	316	21	15.1	48.1%	291 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$7,839			$716			$7,123	64.5	61.5	346	40
292925001873	307	Lucy Wortham James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 S Jefferson	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 265-2300	743	61	12.2	54.2%	704 (94.8%)	14 (1.9%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,340			$3,928			$8,412	64.5	69.3	252	55
290315000021	308	Arcadia Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 546-9700	397	34	11.6	99.2%	379 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,841			$1,403			$10,438	64.5	67.7	268	40
291254002524	309	Fredericktown Intermediate	Public	3-5	905 E Hwy 72	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 783-6455	422	30	14.3	60.2%	400 (94.8%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$8,970			$1,432			$7,539	64.4	58.8	375	66
292697001638	310	Cole County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13111 Park St	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 782-4814	320	30	10.7	30.0%	308 (96.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$9,937			$765			$9,173	64.3	78.5	169	141

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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:

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.