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)
290837002038	191	Mid Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	7479 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 278-2168	493	42	11.8	15.0%	388 (78.7%)	29 (5.9%)	23 (4.7%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.9%)	$12,208			$753			$11,455	74.7	87.9	83	108
292706003255	192	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Cook Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4290	842	54	15.5	45.8%	529 (62.8%)	55 (6.5%)	95 (11.3%)	39 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	107 (12.7%)	$11,770			$799			$10,971	74.5	79.6	161	31
292358001386	193	Hanna Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Hanna Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6300	391	33	11.8	17.9%	250 (63.9%)	38 (9.7%)	27 (6.9%)	45 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$14,083			$573			$13,509	74.4	71.9	220	27
291830000977	194	Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 NW Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3310	341	23	14.8	19.9%	217 (63.6%)	74 (21.7%)	17 (5.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	$11,906			$288			$11,618	74.3	74	198	4
291830002776	195	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	12709 S Smart Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2360	416	26	16	15.4%	334 (80.3%)	12 (2.9%)	36 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$12,024			$285			$11,740	74.2	83.8	120	75
290531002367	196	Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	358	26	13.8	34.4%	264 (73.7%)	25 (7.0%)	37 (10.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$11,552			$986			$10,566	74.2	76.7	181	15
290495000060	197	Bernie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 S Spiker	Bernie	63822	Stoddard County	Bernie R-Xiii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 293-5335	280	24	11.7	66.1%	240 (85.7%)	10 (3.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$9,508			$1,775			$7,733	74.2			(n/a)
290001702753	198	Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6903 Oak Street	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 361-7735	497	34	14.7	22.1%	297 (59.8%)	101 (20.3%)	38 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.3%)	$10,624			$507			$10,117	74.1	73.9	201	3
291854001007	199	Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	1407 Nashua Rd	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5430	558	37	15	15.4%	456 (81.7%)	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	$11,171			$317			$10,854	74.1	89.7	65	134
290837002783	200	Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Homefield Blvd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6710	545	44	12.3	20.9%	440 (80.7%)	36 (6.6%)	23 (4.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	$12,877			$706			$12,171	74.1	67.1	275	75

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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:

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

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

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.