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)
290702003267	391	Cameron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	915 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 882-1046	332	27	12.3	45.5%	304 (91.6%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$10,663			$1,009			$9,654	56.7	54	418	27
291560000732	392	Orchard Drive Elementary	Public	K-4	1402 Orchard Dr	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9555	388	28	13.8	52.1%	361 (93.0%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,493			$463			$10,030	56.6	45.2	504	112
291854002863	393	Liberty Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 N Farley Ave	Kansas City	64158	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5600	522	37	13.9	31.0%	304 (58.2%)	63 (12.1%)	70 (13.4%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	51 (9.8%)	$12,786			$251			$12,535	56.2	59.2	371	22
293180002223	394	Midway Elementary	Public	K-6	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 250-2994	243	22	10.8	34.6%	214 (88.1%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$12,725			$1,535			$11,190	55.8	51.3	439	45
291926001042	395	Louisiana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Haley Ave	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 754-6904	322	27	12	73.9%	239 (74.2%)	22 (6.8%)	33 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.1%)	$10,365			$561			$9,805	55.5	49.3	460	65
291674000917	396	Ray Miller Elementary	Public	3-5	2010 E Normal	Kirksville	63501	Adair County	Kirksville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 665-2834	502	46	10.8	54.6%	413 (82.3%)	41 (8.2%)	22 (4.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	$10,542			$3,059			$7,483	55.2	56	401	5
291548003213	397	Little Blue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Quail Drive	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5480	295	22	13.4	53.2%	179 (60.7%)	40 (13.6%)	33 (11.2%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.5%)	$14,708			$4,029			$10,680	55.1	55.5	408	11
292453002386	398	Perryville Elementary	Public	3-5	326 College St	Perryville	63775	Perry County	Perry County 32	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 547-7500	423	37	11.5	59.1%	370 (87.5%)	5 (1.2%)	27 (6.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$10,094			$951			$9,143	54.9	50.7	445	47
291941001050	399	Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	702 N Missouri	Macon	63552	Macon County	Macon County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 385-2118	486	42	11.4	46.3%	432 (88.9%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$11,054			$1,154			$9,900	54.9	62.9	333	66
292280001292	400	West Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1506 NW Englewood Rd	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5210	403	33	12	67.0%	162 (40.2%)	83 (20.6%)	69 (17.1%)	28 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	57 (14.1%)	$12,901			$546			$12,355	54.8	66.2	284	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 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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.