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)
292064001107	751	Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 W Crandall	Meadville	64659	Linn County	Meadville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 938-4112	117	5	23.4	41.0%	114 (97.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,291			$824			$10,467	17.6	20.2	736	15
292322001335	752	Orrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 770-3922	170	13	13.1	51.8%	156 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,940			$2,061			$10,879	17.6	18.8	743	9
291383000637	753	Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Humes Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4900	477	33	14.5	66.7%	77 (16.1%)	341 (71.5%)	15 (3.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$11,694			$3,619			$8,075	17.5	27.1	691	62
291434000655	754	Ingels Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Food Ln	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7850	292	20	14.7	100.0%	30 (10.3%)	181 (62.0%)	55 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$14,645			$4,130			$10,515	17.4	4.5	879	125
292886001833	755	Weller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 N Weller	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1900	297	28	10.7	83.2%	178 (59.9%)	33 (11.1%)	54 (18.2%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.7%)	19 (6.4%)	$12,301			$2,213			$10,089	17.3	28.7	675	80
291788000956	756	Laquey R-V Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 765-3245	303	28	11	63.7%	255 (84.2%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.3%)	$10,344			$870			$9,474	17.2	34.3	618	138
292214001228	757	Newburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Wolf Pride Dr	Newburg	65550	Phelps County	Newburg R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 762-9653	194	17	11.2	66.5%	182 (93.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$12,653			$1,417			$11,235	17.2	19.4	741	16
292181001210	758	South Elementary	Public	K-4	1111 Wornall St	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8640	277	22	12.8	67.5%	169 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.1%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	29 (10.5%)	18 (6.5%)	$9,786			$1,094			$8,692	17.1	36.8	592	166
292376001429	759	Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School Drive	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-0543	101	9	10.9	97.0%	92 (91.1%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,145			$546			$12,599	17.1			(n/a)
291640002606	760	Holliday Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7227 Jackson	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1950	343	23	15.2	99.1%	58 (16.9%)	236 (68.8%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	$21,051			$3,549			$17,502	17	17.7	750	10

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.