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)
290060303201	521	Crossroads - Central Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1011 Central	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-2600	360	36	10.1	54.7%	123 (34.2%)	147 (40.8%)	55 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	$16,833			$2,338			$14,495	44.1	41.4	543	22
293045003136	522	Cuivre Park Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wieman Lane	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 462-5218	623	43	14.6	37.4%	589 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$10,182			$1,572			$8,610	44	46	496	26
292067001124	523	Wohlwend Elementary	Public	K-5	5966 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6500	410	31	13.1	26.6%	359 (87.6%)	20 (4.9%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,157			$447			$10,709	43.8	46.5	490	33
292181001203	524	Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 Carl Sweeney Pkwy	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8610	505	36	14	69.3%	268 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (25.9%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	55 (10.9%)	38 (7.5%)	$9,282			$1,271			$8,010	43.8	42.9	529	5
291255000522	525	McIntire Elementary	Public	K-5	706 Hickman Ave	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 590-8500	363	27	13.3	47.9%	248 (68.3%)	38 (10.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (19.6%)	$11,086			$2,082			$9,004	43.8	36	589	64
291830000984	526	Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	200 N Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-1350	294	20	14.5	44.9%	189 (64.3%)	29 (9.9%)	38 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	$12,781			$889			$11,892	43.7	49.3	459	67
292793001720	527	Seymour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E Center	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-2234	309	34	9.1	39.5%	287 (92.9%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,749			$2,280			$8,470	43.7	33.8	617	90
291650000902	528	South Elementary	Public	3-5	920 S Kennett St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1130	402	35	11.6	99.3%	241 (60.0%)	121 (30.1%)	33 (8.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,100			$3,414			$5,686	43.6	37	576	48
292172001197	529	Naylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	203 E DeLong St	Naylor	63953	Ripley County	Naylor R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 399-2507	220	20	11.1	65.9%	205 (93.2%)	8 (3.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,783			$3,423			$5,360	43.3	48.4	472	57
293105002149	530	Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Vosholl Avenue	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6905	338	32	10.4	50.3%	281 (83.1%)	15 (4.4%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$12,397			$624			$11,773	43.3	40.1	559	29

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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

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

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.