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)
290450000043	291	Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 256-8620	858	58	14.7	52.2%	558 (65.0%)	77 (9.0%)	56 (6.5%)	98 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.8%)	$11,455			$1,290			$10,166	66	69.4	250	41
292349001360	292	Palmyra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 S Ashland Ave	Palmyra	63461	Marion County	Palmyra R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 769-3736	451	37	12.1	37.5%	413 (91.6%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$9,358			$388			$8,970	66	60.1	356	64
290735000196	293	Carl Junction Intermediate	Public	4-6	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 649-5760	803	51	15.6	41.7%	680 (84.7%)	5 (0.6%)	42 (5.2%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.7%)	$8,108			$1,213			$6,895	65.9	67.6	278	15
291230000498	294	Clyde Hamrick Elementary	Public	K-5	4525 Four Ridge Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 282-6930	399	33	12.2	50.9%	353 (88.5%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$10,377			$514			$9,863	65.6	66.7	289	5
292196001224	295	New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Elton Ave.	New Haven	63068	Franklin County	New Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 237-2141	235	22	10.8	43.0%	220 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$10,658			$1,848			$8,810	65.5	51.6	438	143
290978000281	296	Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	885	68	13	33.2%	836 (94.5%)	8 (0.9%)	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.3%)	$9,336			$914			$8,421	65.4	53.5	414	118
291560000732	297	Orchard Drive Elementary	Public	K-4	1402 Orchard Dr	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9555	375	28	13.2	54.4%	346 (92.3%)	9 (2.4%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,493			$463			$10,030	65.4	56.6	392	95
292355001372	298	Southeast Elementary	Public	K-5	5704 N Northwood Rd	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4360	502	39	12.9	28.9%	293 (58.4%)	86 (17.1%)	62 (12.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$12,693			$322			$12,371	65.4	71.9	221	77
291998001062	299	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	414 W Ohio St	Mansfield	65704	Wright County	Mansfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 924-3289	289	27	10.5	65.7%	274 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$11,046			$4,723			$6,323	65.3	71.6	225	74
292289001301	300	Brennan Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	4630 Brennan Rd	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 677-3400	486	31	15.5	43.4%	424 (87.2%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$10,805			$664			$10,142	65.2	66.1	295	5

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.