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)
292892001844	201	Coverdell Elementary	Public	K-4	2475 W Randolph St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4600	286	31	9.3	49.0%	188 (65.7%)	45 (15.7%)	16 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.9%)	$18,327			$1,605			$16,722	73.8	76.2	190	11
290405000034	202	Ava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 683-5450	544	37	14.8	64.3%	519 (95.4%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$9,271			$1,004			$8,267	73.8	63.4	325	123
293114002165	203	Kingston Elementary	Public	3-5	10047 Diamond Rd	Cadet	63630	Washington County	Kingston K-14	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 438-4982	183	14	12.8	98.4%	179 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,546			$2,641			$7,905	73.5	71.8	223	20
293201001700	204	Willard Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2625 N Farm Rd 101	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 831-4440	414	34	12.2	39.6%	380 (91.8%)	7 (1.7%)	14 (3.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,810			$1,348			$9,462	73.4	71.3	229	25
293165002652	205	Boone Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	555 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3830	535	43	12.4	9.5%	459 (85.8%)	23 (4.3%)	26 (4.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$14,191			$567			$13,624	73.4	67.2	273	68
292523002024	206	Donald D. Siegrist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-5977	661	49	13.4	20.1%	526 (79.6%)	35 (5.3%)	50 (7.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.3%)	$13,148			$771			$12,377	73.1	81.1	141	65
292005001071	207	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 E California	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 376-2166	319	24	13.1	46.7%	299 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,319			$712			$10,607	73.1	89.6	66	141
291230001019	208	Richard Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Vogel Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1480	373	35	10.8	24.1%	336 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$13,663			$685			$12,978	72.9	65.6	296	88
292346001359	209	Zitzman Elementary	Public	K-4	255 S Indian Pride Dr	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 271-1440	322	27	12.1	34.2%	284 (88.2%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$13,484			$1,554			$11,931	72.8	60.9	352	143
290576003235	210	Cedar Ridge Intermediate	Public	4-6	308 Cedar Ridge Drive	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-5137	498	36	13.7	60.6%	322 (64.7%)	19 (3.8%)	104 (20.9%)	17 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	$9,940			$479			$9,461	72.7	64.4	313	103

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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

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

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.