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)
291560003265	131	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	717	47	15.1	31.2%	663 (92.5%)	13 (1.8%)	12 (1.7%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$14,915			$1,186			$13,730	81.9	66.4	283	152
292622003175	132	Schofield Elementary	Public	K-5	235 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3610	496	38	13	41.3%	418 (84.3%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	$9,460			$872			$8,588	81.9	93	36	96
292895001856	133	Castlio Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Dingledine Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4300	818	62	13.1	12.1%	644 (78.7%)	42 (5.1%)	51 (6.2%)	33 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	$13,685			$1,059			$12,626	81.9	86.5	92	41
292358001380	134	Claymont Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Country Club Dr	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6150	510	32	15.8	7.6%	391 (76.7%)	43 (8.4%)	14 (2.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.9%)	$13,008			$377			$12,632	81.2	83	127	7
292622003160	135	Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	501	36	13.8	41.9%	396 (79.0%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$9,527			$853			$8,673	80.9	83.5	123	12
290100002546	136	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Nifong Blvd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3280	593	33	18.1	17.2%	407 (68.6%)	51 (8.6%)	25 (4.2%)	68 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	$12,005			$523			$11,482	80.8	88.7	76	60
290576002851	137	Buchanan Intermediate	Public	4-6	766 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 332-3201	473	33	14.2	55.2%	393 (83.1%)	9 (1.9%)	53 (11.2%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,143			$521			$9,622	80.6	78.7	168	31
290837000238	138	Progress South Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Knaust Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-2721	678	55	12.4	19.3%	532 (78.5%)	50 (7.4%)	28 (4.1%)	34 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$12,884			$860			$12,024	80.6	82.9	129	9
292685001619	139	Eureka Elementary	Public	K-5	5350 Rockwood Arbor Drive	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3150	489	34	14.3	7.8%	423 (86.5%)	20 (4.1%)	19 (3.9%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,024			$427			$10,597	80.5	84	116	23
290588000133	140	McGrath Elementary	Public	K-5	2350 St Clair Ave - Suite A	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 962-6824	195	20	9.8	16.4%	144 (73.8%)	15 (7.7%)	6 (3.1%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$19,289			$653			$18,635	80.2	82.6	133	7

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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.