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)
292214001228	741	Newburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Wolf Pride Dr	Newburg	65550	Phelps County	Newburg R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 762-9653	194	17	11.2	66.5%	182 (93.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$12,653			$1,417			$11,235	19.4	18.4	755	14
291434000652	742	Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	322	22	14.7	100.0%	41 (12.7%)	196 (60.9%)	35 (10.9%)	25 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	$12,891			$4,277			$8,613	19	7.1	863	121
292322001335	743	Orrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 770-3922	170	13	13.1	51.8%	156 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,940			$2,061			$10,879	18.8			(n/a)
292265001249	744	Washington Elementary	Public	1-8	1730 N Hanley Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0810	359	20	18.3	99.2%	12 (3.3%)	297 (82.7%)	38 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,935			$4,223			$11,712	18.6	9.7	828	84
292706001657	745	Hosea Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gordon St	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4180	438	32	13.8	99.3%	293 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	43 (9.8%)	$10,968			$541			$10,427	18.5	14.9	789	44
291629002786	746	Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary	Public	4-6	8430 Lucas Hunt	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8190	183	7	25.2	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	180 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								18.2	16.5	771	25
291383000632	747	McCurdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Lindsay Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4650	329	34	9.5	66.9%	81 (24.6%)	218 (66.3%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$13,070			$4,201			$8,869	18.1	15.2	787	40
292706001654	748	Coleman Elementary	Public	K-6	3312 Beck Rd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4100	349	28	12.5	99.1%	175 (50.1%)	38 (10.9%)	23 (6.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (16.3%)	46 (13.2%)	$11,183			$404			$10,778	18	35	605	143
291201000475	749	Robinwood Elementary	Public	3-5	955 Derhake Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-4633	312	24	13.2	99.0%	20 (6.4%)	264 (84.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,029			$1,253			$10,777	17.7	18.3	756	7
291640002606	750	Holliday Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7227 Jackson	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1950	343	23	15.2	99.1%	58 (16.9%)	236 (68.8%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	$21,051			$3,549			$17,502	17.7	22.5	718	32

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.