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)
292373001426	411	Peculiar Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E 3rd St	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1650	389	32	12	38.0%	312 (80.2%)	14 (3.6%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.8%)	$10,416			$1,163			$9,253	53.6	56.7	392	19
292982002060	412	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4485 Sunrise School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Sunrise R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-6660	333	29	11.6	42.3%	306 (91.9%)	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$10,912			$871			$10,040	53.6	54.3	416	4
292301001316	413	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	501 SE 12th St	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4153	434	33	13.1	35.0%	380 (87.6%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$9,838			$1,925			$7,912	53.5	57.9	379	34
290978000281	414	Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	943	66	14.1	29.0%	888 (94.2%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.4%)	$9,336			$914			$8,421	53.5	46.8	488	74
290825000228	415	Red Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10781 Oak St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4200	237	20	11.5	46.8%	84 (35.4%)	98 (41.4%)	25 (10.5%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	$16,964			$3,064			$13,899	53.4	63.8	321	94
292280001290	416	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NE 58th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5190	319	28	11.3	55.2%	170 (53.3%)	33 (10.3%)	59 (18.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	40 (12.5%)	$13,156			$555			$12,601	53.4	42.4	532	116
292616003034	417	Reeds Spring Elementary	Public	2-4	300 Wolves Ln	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 272-1735	358	33	10.9	62.0%	314 (87.7%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,539			$1,577			$9,962	53.1	47.7	480	63
291822000964	418	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	307 W Moss St	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 580-7272	415	28	14.8	30.8%	401 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,783			$1,343			$8,440	53.1	69.2	253	165
291548000708	419	Blackburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17302 E R D Mize Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5395	372	29	12.9	43.8%	216 (58.1%)	59 (15.9%)	61 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.3%)	$11,968			$2,436			$9,532	53	45.5	502	83
292187501218	420	New Bloomfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 491-3700	358	5	76.1	34.4%	343 (95.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,372			$2,137			$7,234	53	38.7	563	143

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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.

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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.