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)
290699002983	491	Hawthorn Elementary	Public	3-4	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 317-3450	375	29	12.7	46.4%	338 (90.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,185			$876			$11,309	47	50	452	39
293036002079	492	S.M Rissler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	804 W 4th Terr	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 359-2228	480	39	12.4	53.5%	442 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,557			$2,955			$8,603	47	57.5	384	108
292280001267	493	Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N Highland	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5080	517	33	15.5	57.8%	199 (38.5%)	85 (16.4%)	78 (15.1%)	30 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	83 (16.1%)	$13,013			$555			$12,458	46.9	43.9	519	26
291635000788	494	Royal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Rolla St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5370	244	22	11.3	65.2%	163 (66.8%)	4 (1.6%)	41 (16.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (11.5%)	$8,834			$1,315			$7,519	46.7	36.7	580	86
291830002291	495	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	501 SE Todd George Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-2280	572	42	13.6	33.2%	370 (64.7%)	80 (14.0%)	44 (7.7%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (11.9%)	$14,016			$832			$13,183	46.5	46.4	491	4
290100000308	496	Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Locust	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3530	290	21	13.5	46.6%	148 (51.0%)	59 (20.3%)	18 (6.2%)	30 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	$13,101			$622			$12,479	46.5			(n/a)
292358001398	497	Ross Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Ross Ave	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6700	385	31	12.2	31.9%	138 (35.8%)	134 (34.8%)	51 (13.2%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$13,116			$711			$12,405	46.3	40.1	558	61
291229000490	498	Buckner Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7300	334	27	12.2	44.6%	284 (85.0%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,712			$1,478			$12,234	46.1	67.8	267	231
290738003129	499	Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 E Ninth St	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-2535	342	13	27.1	46.2%	316 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$10,947			$2,420			$8,527	45.9	36.2	586	87
292571001512	500	Ralls County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 267-3341	375	31	12.1	41.6%	366 (97.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								45.7	47.8	477	23

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.