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)
292081001132	631	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	1-5	704 West Blvd	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-5268	424	31	13.6	100.0%	314 (74.1%)	40 (9.4%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	$10,705			$1,891			$8,814	32.9	36.5	584	47
292607000545	632	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7200	329	26	12.4	69.0%	113 (34.3%)	123 (37.4%)	44 (13.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.1%)	$16,608			$2,810			$13,798	32.8	33.5	620	12
291548003107	633	Korte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2437 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5430	447	25	17.8	84.6%	174 (38.9%)	53 (11.9%)	174 (38.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.9%)	$12,929			$3,327			$9,602	32.6	20.3	735	102
293219002545	634	Winfield Intermediate	Public	3-5	701 Elm St.	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 668-8300	326	24	13.8	56.7%	301 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	$9,549			$343			$9,206	32.6	41.5	542	92
293201002241	635	Willard South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4151 W Division	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 862-6308	391	32	12	51.7%	302 (77.2%)	20 (5.1%)	44 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$10,439			$793			$9,646	32.5	51.7	438	197
292274001253	636	Hatton-McCredie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4171 County Rd 240	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 642-4333	248	20	12.3	48.0%	218 (87.9%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$10,952			$634			$10,318	32.5	41.1	546	90
291635003240	637	Irving Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 McClelland Blvd	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5350	527	43	12.1	67.4%	266 (50.5%)	14 (2.7%)	110 (20.9%)	35 (6.6%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.3%)	64 (12.1%)	$9,270			$1,307			$7,963	32.5	33.4	621	16
291165000417	638	Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N Jesse James Road	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9290	425	30	14.2	61.6%	363 (85.4%)	7 (1.6%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$12,404			$1,077			$11,328	32.4	46.2	493	145
292981002058	639	Summersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Highway 106 Richards Street	Summersville	65571	Texas County	Summersville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 932-4613	224			52.7%	216 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,167			$3,029			$8,139	32.4	57.5	383	256
291545000704	640	Scott City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 264-2131	270	23	12	64.1%	250 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$11,865			$2,158			$9,706	31.9	22.5	717	77

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.