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)
292895002822	31	Warren Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Weiss Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6100	758	52	14.7	9.6%	583 (76.9%)	36 (4.7%)	48 (6.3%)	41 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	$12,005			$861			$11,145	93.8	92.6	43	12
291854002804	32	Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 NE Flintlock Rd	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7150	865	58	14.8	7.3%	672 (77.7%)	31 (3.6%)	58 (6.7%)	24 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.8%)	$10,887			$258			$10,629	93.5	91.9	49	17
291560003265	33	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	455 N. Lacey Street	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-5271	739	48	15.4	29.9%	680 (92.0%)	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	$14,915			$1,186			$13,730	93.5	81.9	131	98
292358001375	34	Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	364	27	13.4	6.0%	296 (81.3%)	20 (5.5%)	14 (3.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	$13,946			$414			$13,532	93.4	93.9	30	4
292253002998	35	High Pointe Elementary	Public	K-4	900 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6700	617	45	13.8	34.7%	516 (83.6%)	12 (1.9%)	47 (7.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	$9,101			$786			$8,314	93.4	94.3	29	6
292895001858	36	Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Hwy D	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4400	428	31	13.7	9.6%	385 (90.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$12,159			$432			$11,726	93.2	93.4	36
291869001022	37	Long Elementary	Public	K-5	9021 Sappington Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2450	545	33	16.3	6.1%	480 (88.1%)	15 (2.8%)	18 (3.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$10,128			$110			$10,018	92.9	91.3	53	16
292358001390	38	Mason Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	715 S Mason Rd	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6450	398	27	14.7	5.8%	294 (73.9%)	29 (7.3%)	13 (3.3%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	$13,446			$419			$13,027	92.6	84.1	113	75
293111002158	39	Clearview Elementary	Public	K-6	1581 Clearview Road	Union	63084	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2500	292	21	13.7	22.3%	282 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$11,808			$1,078			$10,730	92.5	90.6	57	18
292685002566	40	Babler Elementary	Public	K-5	1955 Shepard Rd	Glencoe	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-1175	444	35	12.7	6.3%	349 (78.6%)	20 (4.5%)	21 (4.7%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$11,139			$292			$10,847	92.4	84.9	106	66

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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.