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)
290100000303	151	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Fairview Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3590	468	31	15	28.0%	296 (63.2%)	63 (13.5%)	25 (5.3%)	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.7%)	$13,390			$621			$12,769	79.3	73.8	203	52
290531000078	152	Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	736	53	14	24.2%	534 (72.6%)	111 (15.1%)	41 (5.6%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$10,128			$700			$9,428	79.2	76.3	189	37
290876000259	153	Dewey Elementary	Public	4-5	905 Dickinson Street	Chillicothe	64601	Livingston County	Chillicothe R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 646-4255	250	18	14.1	54.4%	208 (83.2%)	7 (2.8%)	12 (4.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	$8,870			$1,169			$7,702	79	87.2	88	65
292181001206	154	Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	117 N School Street	Goodman	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8680	255	21	12.1	76.1%	185 (72.5%)	4 (1.6%)	27 (10.6%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	11 (4.3%)	18 (7.1%)	$10,575			$1,328			$9,247	78.9	62.5	335	181
292253002771	155	Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	619	45	13.8	30.0%	535 (86.4%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$10,075			$908			$9,167	78.6	71.4	228	73
292886001822	156	Sequiota Elementary	Public	K-5	3414 S Mentor Rd	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5400	344	23	14.8	34.3%	257 (74.7%)	18 (5.2%)	25 (7.3%)	24 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	$11,042			$2,761			$8,281	78.5	83.9	119	37
292685002507	157	Ridge Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	777 Ridge Rd	Ellisville	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6650	302	22	14	7.3%	239 (79.1%)	11 (3.6%)	16 (5.3%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$14,503			$287			$14,216	78.5	88.6	77	80
291830000976	158	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	805 W Main	Greenwood	64034	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1320	333	24	14.1	17.7%	281 (84.4%)	11 (3.3%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)	$12,263			$278			$11,985	78.4	67.2	274	116
290837000237	159	Mount Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	1099 Mt Hope Ln	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-2717	454	39	11.6	15.4%	370 (81.5%)	40 (8.8%)	18 (4.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,344			$718			$11,626	78.3	85.8	95	64
290100003292	160	Beulah Ralph Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 S. Highway KK	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	678	45	15	21.2%	438 (64.6%)	82 (12.1%)	35 (5.2%)	61 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.4%)	$11,893			$542			$11,350	78.2	80.3	149	11

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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.

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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.