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)
292346002472	261	Truman Elementary	Public	K-4	101 Indian Warpath Dr	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 271-1434	196	18	10.9	39.8%	167 (85.2%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$14,093			$1,255			$12,838	68.4			(n/a)
292370001419	262	Traditional School	Public	K-8	102 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8016	346	26	13.2	23.4%	170 (49.1%)	88 (25.4%)	32 (9.2%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.7%)	$14,080						$14,080	68.4	73.2	209	53
293144002898	263	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	286 Eastlawn Ave	Saint Robert	65584	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2100	961	55	17.4	53.8%	525 (54.6%)	111 (11.6%)	134 (13.9%)	22 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.5%)	149 (15.5%)	$11,024			$1,487			$9,537	68.4	71	231	32
290837002369	264	Hawthorn Elementary	Public	K-5	166 Boone Hills Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 474-3999	463	42	11	22.0%	319 (68.9%)	63 (13.6%)	32 (6.9%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	$14,576			$1,061			$13,516	68.3	69.9	241	23
293165002903	265	Peine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 Peine Rd	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 327-5110	531	40	13.3	20.3%	405 (76.3%)	75 (14.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$11,208			$600			$10,608	68.3	59	373	108
292181003011	266	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12350 Norway Rd	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8690	551	33	16.5	49.2%	437 (79.3%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.3%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	12 (2.2%)	38 (6.9%)	$9,575			$1,160			$8,415	68.2	74	199	67
293165003387	267	Journey Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Interstate Drive	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 445-5190	549	40	13.8	10.9%	453 (82.5%)	33 (6.0%)	28 (5.1%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,680			$353			$11,327	68.2	68.3	262	5
290462000053	268	Wilckens STEAM Academy @Hillcrest	Public	K-6	106 S Hillcrest Rd	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1130	474	31	15.1	36.7%	307 (64.8%)	35 (7.4%)	82 (17.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	$11,272			$914			$10,358	68.2	68.7	255	13
292763002479	269	Osage Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	626 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 348-0004	437	32	13.6	46.2%	382 (87.4%)	7 (1.6%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$11,366			$1,619			$9,746	68	69.4	251	18
291229000489	270	Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7440	352	24	14.8	42.3%	232 (65.9%)	23 (6.5%)	48 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	38 (10.8%)	$11,383			$1,624			$9,759	68	44.9	507	237

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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.

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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.