Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 906)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
293081002127	561	Verona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 402-9580	164	14	11.5	50.0%	114 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (22.6%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,613			$7,606			$4,007	39.8	40.4	566	5
292838001751	562	Smithton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 S Myrtle	Smithton	65350	Pettis County	Smithton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 343-5317	299	24	12.3	49.5%	288 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$9,850			$369			$9,481	39.7	42.7	537	25
290975000280	563	Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	825 North Main Street	Piedmont	63957	Wayne County	Clearwater R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 223-4812	392	29	13.5	67.1%	370 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$9,964			$1,352			$8,612	39.6	44.5	516	47
291635000788	564	Royal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Rolla St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5370	266	19	14.2	71.1%	153 (57.5%)	9 (3.4%)	71 (26.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$8,834			$1,315			$7,519	39.6	46.7	494	70
291224000486	565	Forsyth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6381	463	31	14.8	65.7%	412 (89.0%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$10,957			$2,152			$8,804	39.5	51	446	119
292370001416	566	Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3199 Parkwood Ln	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8015	398	35	11.5	45.7%	146 (36.7%)	141 (35.4%)	40 (10.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (15.6%)	$14,016						$14,016	39.4	48.8	470	96
292886003406	567	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	885	93	9.5	8.4%	644 (72.8%)	96 (10.8%)	56 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.9%)								39.3	25.6	703	136
292607001528	568	Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	6707 Woodson Rd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7260	342	28	12.2	51.8%	90 (26.3%)	168 (49.1%)	41 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.1%)	$14,911			$2,446			$12,466	39.1	47.8	482	86
291548003091	569	Three Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 E 32nd St S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5470	347	23	15	81.6%	139 (40.1%)	49 (14.1%)	126 (36.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	$12,034			$2,466			$9,568	39	45.2	507	62
291854001009	570	Manor Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Skyline Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5460	293	34	8.6	47.1%	181 (61.8%)	26 (8.9%)	48 (16.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.9%)	$15,975			$1,048			$14,927	38.8	44.7	513	57

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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 November 26, 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.