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)
292280001294	711	Winnwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 NE 44th Terr	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5220	243	22	10.8	81.1%	81 (33.3%)	65 (26.7%)	45 (18.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	38 (15.6%)	$15,732			$622			$15,109	22.2	29.7	661	50
291860001013	712	Licking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 College Ave	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 674-3211	416	30	14	99.3%	414 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,230			$2,704			$6,526	22.1	35.8	602	110
291383000631	713	Lusher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Mullanphy Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4600	379	29	13.2	64.4%	55 (14.5%)	275 (72.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$13,692			$4,927			$8,765	22.1	13.3	787	74
292041001082	714	Benton Elementary	Public	3-4	467 S Ellsworth	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-3993	206	15	13.7	66.0%	113 (54.9%)	4 (1.9%)	60 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	15 (7.3%)	$11,200			$1,816			$9,384	22.1	15.7	770	56
292836001749	715	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	211	19	10.8	100.0%	166 (78.7%)	9 (4.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	$11,723			$1,582			$10,141	21.8	14.9	775	60
291530000696	716	Humansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Oak St	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 754-2221	177	18	10.1	1.7%	172 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,042			$1,111			$8,930	21.6	12.7	799	83
291446000677	717	Holcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 792-3550	226	20	11.2	100.0%	192 (85.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	$12,315			$3,790			$8,526	21.3			(n/a)
292041001084	718	Eastwood Elementary	Public	3-4	313 E Eastwood	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-7100	201	16	12.4	66.7%	102 (50.7%)	11 (5.5%)	49 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (11.9%)	13 (6.5%)	$9,619			$854			$8,765	21.2	22.1	725	7
293107002153	719	North Elementary	Public	K-5	134 W Kosciusko St	Warsaw	65355	Benton County	Warsaw R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 438-6260	355	30	11.9	99.2%	331 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$8,880			$1,231			$7,649	21.2	36.6	594	125
291167000426	720	Exeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Locust St	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 835-2922	216	17	12.6	65.3%	184 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	$8,775			$1,417			$7,358	21	16.7	761	41

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.