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)
292607001532	831	Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	334	22	15.1	71.0%	67 (20.1%)	177 (53.0%)	50 (15.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.5%)	$14,787			$2,191			$12,596	10.2	7.5	851	20
292928002572	832	Washington Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 361-0432	272	23	11.8	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	263 (96.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,432			$837			$17,595	10.1	6	865	33
292607001518	833	Eastwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5290 Sycamore	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7210	336	26	12.7	84.8%	41 (12.2%)	199 (59.2%)	72 (21.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$16,431			$2,759			$13,672	10.1	9	835	2
292862001769	834	Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Main	Cardwell	63829	Dunklin County	Southland C-9	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 654-3564	139	10	13.7	100.0%	109 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,940			$8,227			$4,713	9.9	9.7	825	9
291383000628	835	Jury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11950 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4400	425	32	13.1	75.1%	7 (1.6%)	405 (95.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,073			$4,105			$7,968	9.8	8.9	836	1
292607001521	836	Norfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	6140 Norfleet Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7240	309	22	13.7	64.4%	60 (19.4%)	159 (51.5%)	50 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	$15,734			$2,607			$13,127	9.8	14	781	55
291380000612	837	Mathis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	607 N Sixth St	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Hayti R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-6500	379	36	10.6	100.0%	82 (21.6%)	286 (75.5%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,881			$3,427			$6,453	9.8	21.4	731	106
291640002375	838	Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6400 E 23rd St	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4775	599	47	12.8	100.0%	35 (5.8%)	200 (33.4%)	336 (56.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	$19,366			$3,530			$15,835	9.8	10.4	814	24
290001302751	839	Kc International-Wallace	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	414 Wallace Ave	Kansas City	64125	Jackson County	Kc International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 242-4206	654	86	7.6	100.0%	22 (3.4%)	344 (52.6%)	170 (26.0%)	83 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (4.9%)	$17,052			$2,141			$14,911	9.7	7.5	850	11
290867001780	840	Charleston Middle School	Public	4-6	1012 S Main St	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3346	159	12	13.2	98.1%	41 (25.8%)	107 (67.3%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	$12,511			$1,729			$10,783	9.6	6.3	861	21

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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.