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)
292685001614	181	Ballwin Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Jefferson	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6575	434	32	13.6	17.5%	285 (65.7%)	29 (6.7%)	28 (6.5%)	67 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$12,451			$598			$11,853	75.5	76.4	187	6
292067002683	182	Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Fine Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6300	423	30	14.3	13.2%	390 (92.2%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$10,546			$528			$10,018	75.5	84.1	115	67
292685001615	183	Bowles Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Bowles Ave	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6775	291	23	12.6	19.6%	224 (77.0%)	23 (7.9%)	12 (4.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$15,559			$324			$15,235	75.3	71.8	222	39
292358001405	184	Wren Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	655 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6850	445	30	15	13.5%	333 (74.8%)	41 (9.2%)	15 (3.4%)	35 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$12,751			$518			$12,233	75.1	80.1	155	29
292706001652	185	Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	265	19	13.7	50.2%	168 (63.4%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (9.1%)	29 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	36 (13.6%)	$11,306			$797			$10,509	75	79.9	157	28
292289001306	186	Maple Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7887 Dittmer Ridge Rd	Dittmer	63023	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 274-5327	395	31	12.5	46.1%	377 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,213			$750			$10,463	75	72.5	215	29
293165003080	187	Duello Elementary	Public	K-5	1814 Duello Rd	Lake St Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-6050	644	46	14	3.0%	533 (82.8%)	32 (5.0%)	26 (4.0%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$11,683			$338			$11,345	74.9	65.4	300	113
290531000082	188	James Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 NW Park Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3650	467	35	13.3	24.2%	337 (72.2%)	44 (9.4%)	42 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.1%)	$12,615			$1,440			$11,175	74.9	69.5	249	61
291191002847	189	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	1-4	1040 Forster St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1345	399	32	12.6	47.9%	355 (89.0%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,567			$1,783			$7,784	74.8	55.4	409	220
292001002860	190	Mrh Elementary	Public	3-6	7314 Glades Avenue	Richmond Heights	63117	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 644-4403	417	38	10.9	25.9%	273 (65.5%)	61 (14.6%)	28 (6.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.5%)	$14,155			$620			$13,535	74.7	76.7	183	7

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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:

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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.