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)
292253003202	31	John Thomas School Of Discover	Public	K-6	312 North Market Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6800	487	33	14.5	18.9%	426 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$10,055			$801			$9,254	93.9	96.7	12	19
292343001433	32	East Elementary	Public	K-4	2449 E Hartley	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5906	529	41	12.7	34.6%	472 (89.2%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,903			$933			$8,971	93.8	86	93	61
292685002700	33	Wild Horse Elementary	Public	K-5	16695 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6075	492	37	13.2	14.2%	166 (33.7%)	30 (6.1%)	49 (10.0%)	232 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$11,456			$354			$11,102	93.8	94.9	19	14
293153002193	34	Edgar Road Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Edgar Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6472	380	30	12.7	4.2%	331 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$12,565			$135			$12,430	93.7	93.7	33	1
292358001388	35	Highcroft Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15380 Highcroft Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6400	363	27	13.6	6.9%	243 (66.9%)	35 (9.6%)	14 (3.9%)	53 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$13,419			$566			$12,853	93.5	93.8	31	4
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	414	32	12.7	9.7%	371 (89.6%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$12,159			$432			$11,726	93.4	90.5	55	19
291365000593	37	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3716 Market St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-2747	260	21	12.2	43.5%	238 (91.5%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$9,763			$211			$9,551	93.1	92.1	43	6
292895001854	38	Becky-David Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4200	849	58	14.6	13.0%	651 (76.7%)	55 (6.5%)	52 (6.1%)	35 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.5%)	$12,173			$938			$11,235	93	92.7	39	1
292067003320	39	Mosaic Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Will Ave.	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7900	247	17	14.1	8.1%	214 (86.6%)	8 (3.2%)	9 (3.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$11,654			$761			$10,893	92.9	94.8	20	19
292358001399	40	Shenandoah Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	15399 Appalachian Trail	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6750	431	30	14.5	8.4%	249 (57.8%)	18 (4.2%)	22 (5.1%)	105 (24.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$13,290			$557			$12,732	92.9	94.7	21	19

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.