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)
292061001106	441	White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1113 E State Hwy 90	Pineville	64856	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 226-4446	360	30	12.2	55.6%	318 (88.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$9,010			$924			$8,087	51.4	50.1	455	14
293057003377	442	Prairie Dell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1911 Prairie Dell Rd	Union	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 583-1200	489	45	10.9	43.6%	438 (89.6%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	$13,854			$1,312			$12,543	51.4	58	375	67
292301001316	443	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	51.3	53.5	413	30
291645000891	444	Kearney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 628-4113	267	22	12	33.3%	231 (86.5%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,453			$405			$12,048	51	65.3	300	144
292826001739	445	Lee Hunter Elementary	Public	1-4	315 Baker Street	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-2200	347	25	13.7	99.1%	210 (60.5%)	99 (28.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	$9,379			$3,285			$6,095	50.7	50.5	451	6
292886001789	446	Cowden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2927 S Kimbrough	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3500	274	20	14	62.4%	174 (63.5%)	21 (7.7%)	34 (12.4%)	24 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.3%)	$12,190			$2,482			$9,708	50.7	40.9	559	113
292067001124	447	Wohlwend Elementary	Public	K-5	5966 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6500	410	31	13.1	26.6%	359 (87.6%)	20 (4.9%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,157			$447			$10,709	50.6	43.8	523	76
292521001449	448	Plato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 458-4700	255	20	12.7	43.5%	242 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$10,471			$1,439			$9,032	50.5	60.6	347	101
290699000174	449	Osage Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	1241 Nichols Road	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 348-2461	234	21	11.3	36.8%	186 (79.5%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$12,569			$781			$11,788	50.5	60.6	350	99
293207002249	450	Willow Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 W Fourth St	Willow Springs	65793	Howell County	Willow Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 469-2474	525	44	11.8	71.8%	496 (94.5%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,637			$1,866			$7,771	50.4	49.8	461	11

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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.

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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.