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)
291440000669	711	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 584-7127	457	34	13.3	48.6%	387 (84.7%)	15 (3.3%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	$11,617			$2,236			$9,381	23.7	43.4	525	186
291434000659	712	Millennium At Sante Fe	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	288	21	13.4	100.0%	21 (7.3%)	217 (75.3%)	31 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$13,897			$4,425			$9,472	23.6	20.6	732	20
291548000718	713	Procter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 W Linden Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5440	208	15	14.1	81.7%	74 (35.6%)	33 (15.9%)	64 (30.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	32 (15.4%)	$13,578			$2,860			$10,718	23.6	50.4	448	265
290057602831	714	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	918	105	8.7	54.4%	385 (41.9%)	252 (27.5%)	175 (19.1%)	48 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.9%)	$14,730			$3,295			$11,436	23.5	26.8	677	37
293052002093	715	Fisk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 McKinley St	Fisk	63940	Butler County	Twin Rivers R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 967-3607	345	29	11.9	88.7%	316 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$9,642			$1,514			$8,127	23.4	25.9	686	29
292250001232	716	Niangua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Rumsey St	Niangua	65713	Webster County	Niangua R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 473-6101	152	12	12.3	53.9%	147 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,188			$1,198			$8,990	23.2	14.5	793	77
290306000015	717	Alton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 778-7217	283	29	9.7	70.7%	276 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,316			$493			$9,823	23.2	25.3	689	28
292970003403	718	Moca-S	Public, Alternative	K-12	205 Park Central East Ste 203	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Sturgeon R-V	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 616-3159	985			54.1%	620 (62.9%)	185 (18.8%)	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (10.1%)								23.1			(n/a)
291383000626	719	Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13750 Old Jamestown Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4300	333	24	13.6	65.8%	2 (0.6%)	311 (93.4%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$13,051			$4,338			$8,714	23.1	20.3	736	17
290507000065	720	Billings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	118 W Mt Vernon	Billings	65610	Christian County	Billings R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 744-2552	251	15	16.9	45.4%	233 (92.8%)	8 (3.2%)	6 (2.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,873			$1,795			$10,078	22.8	21.6	724	4

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.