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)
292067001119	71	Point Elementary	Public	K-5	6790 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5900	400	27	14.7	15.3%	354 (88.5%)	10 (2.5%)	14 (3.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,474			$463			$10,011	88.6	76.1	191	120
292886002306	72	McBride Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5005 S Farm Rd 135	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4500	382	27	14.4	27.5%	315 (82.5%)	12 (3.1%)	24 (6.3%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$13,206			$2,899			$10,307	88.3			(n/a)
292622003234	73	Sweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	720 N. Main	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3670	501	37	13.7	40.3%	413 (82.4%)	12 (2.4%)	31 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	$10,016			$993			$9,023	88.2	91.5	47	26
292355001374	74	Union Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	7100 NW Hampton Road	Kansas City	64152	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4310	606	38	16	13.5%	453 (74.8%)	42 (6.9%)	58 (9.6%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (6.1%)	$12,025			$663			$11,362	88.2	83.3	125	51
292685001618	75	Ellisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Froesel	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6600	522	33	16	10.9%	383 (73.4%)	31 (5.9%)	30 (5.7%)	52 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	$11,509			$287			$11,222	88	87.5	85	10
292685002478	76	Green Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	16543 Green Pines Dr	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 733-4150	454	31	14.7	9.3%	314 (69.2%)	32 (7.0%)	21 (4.6%)	60 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$12,165			$292			$11,873	87.9	89.1	72	4
292280003335	77	Rising Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 NE 108th St.	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5370	380	29	12.9	37.6%	245 (64.5%)	42 (11.1%)	44 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.6%)	$13,052			$566			$12,486	87.7	93.3	34	43
290837002842	78	Emge Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Fallon Pkwy	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-0261	337	30	11.2	10.7%	267 (79.2%)	13 (3.9%)	12 (3.6%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,320			$933			$12,387	87.4	89.8	64	14
292358002626	79	Oak Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Big Bend Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6550	390	26	15	7.9%	280 (71.8%)	24 (6.2%)	6 (1.5%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$13,762			$482			$13,280	87.4	87.3	86	7
290837002697	80	Pheasant Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Pheasant Meadow Dr	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-0173	436	38	11.4	11.2%	291 (66.7%)	19 (4.4%)	8 (1.8%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$14,021			$1,000			$13,021	87.3	80.6	144	64

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.