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)
293201002773	181	Willard East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	518 Kime	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-4639	332	26	12.7	33.1%	323 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,742			$1,305			$9,437	76.6	82.6	124	57
292937002034	182	Ste. Genevieve Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Washington St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 883-4500	573	50	11.4	43.1%	522 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$13,936			$2,282			$11,654	76.6	82.3	126	56
293165003387	183	Journey Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Interstate Drive	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 445-5190	550	40	13.9	12.2%	452 (82.2%)	38 (6.9%)	21 (3.8%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$11,680			$353			$11,327	76.5	68.2	267	84
292151001181	184	Mountain Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	320 E Ninth	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	680	47	14.3	53.4%	635 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)								76.3	42.4	542	358
292934002029	185	Stanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 N Park St	Stanberry	64489	Gentry County	Stanberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 783-2141	229	20	11.5	30.6%	217 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,513			$1,395			$10,118	76			(n/a)
292685001619	186	Eureka Elementary	Public	K-5	5350 Rockwood Arbor Drive	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3150	505	34	14.8	9.1%	432 (85.5%)	18 (3.6%)	19 (3.8%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,024			$427			$10,597	75.9	80.5	139	47
292194001222	187	New Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 West Broadway	New Franklin	65274	Howard County	New Franklin R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 848-2112	184	18	10.4	39.7%	168 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$10,031			$1,853			$8,179	75.8			(n/a)
290837002038	188	Mid Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	7479 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 278-2168	457	39	11.7	13.3%	361 (79.0%)	31 (6.8%)	21 (4.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	$12,208			$753			$11,455	75.6	74.7	191	3
291830003010	189	Summit Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	13100 E 147th St	Kansas City	64149	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4210	541	37	14.6	8.7%	355 (65.6%)	74 (13.7%)	47 (8.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.5%)	$12,009			$552			$11,457	75.5	87	85	104
293045002856	190	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1484 Boone St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 528-1990	439	32	13.9	33.9%	398 (90.7%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$12,701			$1,765			$10,935	75.5	76.7	169	21

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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:

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

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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.