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)
292280001263	541	Chouteau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 N Jackson	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5050	358	30	12.1	71.8%	161 (45.0%)	86 (24.0%)	51 (14.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (13.1%)	$12,702			$554			$12,148	42.5	54.5	414	127
292151001181	542	Mountain Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	320 E Ninth	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	688	48	14.4	57.6%	645 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)								42.4	43.6	523	19
292358001377	543	Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	383	34	11.2	25.8%	221 (57.7%)	46 (12.0%)	38 (9.9%)	48 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$13,813			$616			$13,198	42.3	49	467	76
292061001105	544	Southwest City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Academy St	South West City	64863	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 762-3251	363	29	12.6	66.7%	120 (33.1%)	1 (0.3%)	199 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	14 (3.9%)	7 (1.9%)	$8,714			$1,090			$7,624	41.9	35.2	602	58
292280001274	545	Gracemor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5125 N Sycamore	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5110	630	51	12.4	68.4%	277 (44.0%)	119 (18.9%)	130 (20.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	86 (13.7%)	$13,371			$583			$12,788	41.8	37.9	569	24
292706001672	546	Skaith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 Schoolside Ln	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4370	367	22	16.4	56.1%	247 (67.3%)	20 (5.4%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	$10,612			$544			$10,068	41.7	56.2	397	149
291619002288	547	Callaway Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 State Rd Aa	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-5051	241	23	10.3	58.5%	191 (79.3%)	10 (4.1%)	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	$12,676			$346			$12,330	41.7	52.8	430	117
291371000598	548	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 875-0290	276	21	12.8	34.8%	249 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$10,220			$415			$9,805	41.5	58	378	170
292562001501	549	Purdy Elementary	Public	K-6	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3217	350	27	12.9	59.4%	212 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (34.0%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,534			$1,607			$9,927	41.4	34.4	613	64
292067001111	550	Bierbaum Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Union Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5500	533	43	12.2	53.5%	366 (68.7%)	64 (12.0%)	18 (3.4%)	55 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (4.9%)	$11,683			$545			$11,138	41.3	44.7	509	41

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.