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)
292886001838	431	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Nichols	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3000	204	16	12.7	89.2%	136 (66.7%)	18 (8.8%)	24 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.3%)	$12,429			$1,808			$10,621	52.2	40.9	548	117
293033002075	432	Tipton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 E Cooper St.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-2213	258	23	11.4	44.2%	247 (95.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,926			$4,135			$6,790	52.1	35.3	601	169
292523003086	433	Pathfinder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 NW 87th Terr	Kansas City	64154	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 436-6670	602	43	13.8	32.4%	327 (54.3%)	121 (20.1%)	74 (12.3%)	22 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.6%)	$10,506			$364			$10,143	52.1	52.5	432	1
290840003092	434	Centralia Intermediate	Public	3-5	550 W Lakeview	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-3451	305	19	16.2	32.5%	273 (89.5%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$8,122			$536			$7,586	52	49.3	458	24
290291000005	435	Gotsch Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8348 S Laclede Station Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 842-1238	553	42	13.1	31.8%	419 (75.8%)	42 (7.6%)	27 (4.9%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	$11,655			$30			$11,625	51.8	41.3	544	109
291619000747	436	Cedar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Vieth	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3160	324	28	11.5	43.8%	216 (66.7%)	40 (12.3%)	20 (6.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.9%)	$12,097			$267			$11,829	51.8	50	453	17
293045003229	437	Claude Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 West College	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-5078	425	29	14.8	23.1%	390 (91.8%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$10,619			$1,379			$9,240	51.7	59.4	369	68
292196001224	438	New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Elton Ave.	New Haven	63068	Franklin County	New Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 237-2141	270	22	12.4	47.4%	248 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$10,658			$1,848			$8,810	51.6	53.9	420	18
292514001444	439	Clopton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28176 Hwy Ww	Clarksville	63336	Pike County	Pike County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 485-2488	244	21	11.5	44.3%	232 (95.1%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,019			$1,960			$9,059	51.6			(n/a)
292886002675	440	Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 N Farm Rd 159	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5100	255	21	11.9	40.8%	199 (78.0%)	19 (7.5%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.5%)	$14,678			$3,121			$11,557	51.5	78.5	170	270

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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.

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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.