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)
292355001373	391	Thomas B. Chinn Elementary	Public	K-5	7100 NW Chatham Rd	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4330	442	38	11.7	44.8%	215 (48.6%)	88 (19.9%)	64 (14.5%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	35 (7.9%)	$14,428			$588			$13,840	55.5	52.8	423	32
290100000315	392	Ulysses S. Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 E Broadway	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3520	338	23	14.6	38.5%	197 (58.3%)	72 (21.3%)	20 (5.9%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	$12,829			$425			$12,404	55.5	60.7	345	47
291854001005	393	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Mill	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5440	255	19	13.4	38.8%	193 (75.7%)	13 (5.1%)	25 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	$12,714			$390			$12,323	55.5	58.1	372	21
291560002248	394	South Elementary	Public	K-4	1701 S Hope St	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9575	388	31	12.6	53.9%	339 (87.4%)	10 (2.6%)	17 (4.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,354			$573			$10,781	55.3	50	457	63
290462002988	395	Kentucky Trail Elementary	Public	K-4	8301 E 163rd St	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1100	337	26	12.9	50.7%	210 (62.3%)	26 (7.7%)	51 (15.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.5%)	$13,211			$1,423			$11,788	55	56.9	388	7
292327001339	396	Osceola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	76 SE Hwy Ww	Osceola	64776	St. Clair County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 646-8333	319	22	14.2	54.2%	284 (89.0%)	10 (3.1%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,414			$2,076			$7,338	55	67.2	283	113
292564001505	397	Putnam County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 S 20th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 947-2494	289	26	10.9	50.9%	270 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,585			$721			$10,865	55	63	320	77
293045002855	398	Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	1464 Boone St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 528-1560	429	32	13.4	39.2%	400 (93.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	$11,717			$1,718			$9,999	54.9	59	364	34
292364001407	399	Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 866-2611	231	19	12.4	54.5%	229 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$9,572			$2,100			$7,472	54.7	52.8	425	26
292886001810	400	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-5	2120 Ventura	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2400	155	11	14	54.2%	124 (80.0%)	6 (3.9%)	14 (9.0%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$12,467			$2,585			$9,883	54.6	59.2	362	38

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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.