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)
293201002244	101	Willard North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	409 Farmer Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-2597	332	31	10.5	41.9%	310 (93.4%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,238			$896			$12,342	85.1	71.7	226	125
292622003173	102	Lyon Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E. Highway 174	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3630	437	34	12.6	41.2%	352 (80.5%)	9 (2.1%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.6%)	$10,552			$916			$9,636	85.1	75	195	93
292622003171	103	McCulloch Elementary	Public	K-5	234 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3620	454	34	13.2	33.7%	395 (87.0%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	$10,543			$1,108			$9,435	85.1	82.3	135	32
291830001971	104	Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 SW 3rd St	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1260	506	34	14.8	11.7%	359 (70.9%)	50 (9.9%)	33 (6.5%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	$11,572			$505			$11,066	85	86.6	91	13
293165002845	105	Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	7500 Town Square	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-4537	616	47	13.1	15.7%	454 (73.7%)	61 (9.9%)	28 (4.5%)	35 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	$12,848			$670			$12,178	85	78.9	166	61
292685002566	106	Babler Elementary	Public	K-5	1955 Shepard Rd	Glencoe	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-1175	467	36	13.1	6.2%	375 (80.3%)	25 (5.4%)	22 (4.7%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$11,139			$292			$10,847	84.9	90.1	59	47
291830002775	107	Hawthorn Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 SW Pryor Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3380	405	27	15	7.2%	281 (69.4%)	46 (11.4%)	42 (10.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$11,912			$414			$11,498	84.6	88.5	78	29
292843001756	108	South Callaway Elementary	Public	3-5	10105 State Rd C	Mokane	65059	Callaway County	South Callaway County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 676-5225	173	14	12.7	30.6%	167 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,429			$404			$11,026	84.5	82.8	130	22
290837002843	109	Ostmann Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Meriwether Lewis Dr	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-3382	349	32	10.9	7.7%	284 (81.4%)	12 (3.4%)	16 (4.6%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$14,780			$1,210			$13,570	84.4	90.2	58	51
292358001385	110	Green Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	170 Portico Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6250	379	28	13.3	8.4%	253 (66.8%)	36 (9.5%)	21 (5.5%)	48 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$13,711			$429			$13,282	84.4	88.3	80	30

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.