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)
291356000577	361	Hallsville Intermediate	Public	3-5	411 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 696-5512	349	25	13.9	29.8%	293 (84.0%)	11 (3.2%)	12 (3.4%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$8,676			$553			$8,123	58.6	57.3	381	20
292031001076	362	Marionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W. Odell	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 258-7755	362	30	11.9	59.9%	344 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,424			$847			$7,576	58.6	59.3	360	2
291125000390	363	East Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Smith St	Gower	64454	Clinton County	East Buchanan County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 424-3111	298	27	11.1	21.8%	285 (95.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$11,729			$554			$11,175	58.5	62.1	333	30
292637001546	364	Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 County Rd 1710	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Richards R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-5239	385	27	14.2	63.9%	366 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$8,687			$1,297			$7,390	58.4	34	621	257
292280001263	365	Chouteau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 N Jackson	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5050	386	29	13	75.1%	174 (45.1%)	103 (26.7%)	49 (12.7%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	$12,702			$554			$12,148	58.3	42.5	541	176
291260000525	366	Gainesville Elementary	Public	K-6	218 Bulldog Drive	Gainesville	65655	Ozark County	Gainesville R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 679-4416	313	27	11.5	80.5%	310 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,337			$1,472			$7,866	58.2	63.7	315	51
292874001775	367	Sparta Elementary	Public	K-4	522 State Hwy 125 N	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 634-3223	246	23	10.7	55.3%	240 (97.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,916			$731			$8,184	58.2			(n/a)
291635003240	368	Irving Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 McClelland Blvd	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5350	441	38	11.6	63.7%	287 (65.1%)	15 (3.4%)	62 (14.1%)	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	54 (12.2%)	$9,270			$1,307			$7,963	58.2	32.5	637	269
292511001440	369	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gibbs Ave	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2255	352	26	13.5	54.3%	309 (87.8%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (6.0%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,248			$3,189			$7,059	58.2	54.3	404	35
291308001965	370	Sni-A-Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	701 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 847-5020	446	41	10.8	33.0%	330 (74.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65 (14.6%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	$10,111			$719			$9,392	58.1	69.2	254	116

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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.

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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.