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)
292928002829	721	Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	362	25	14.4	99.2%	102 (28.2%)	136 (37.6%)	50 (13.8%)	44 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)	$18,702			$889			$17,813	22.6	8.9	839	118
292664001568	722	Iveland Elementary	Public	K-5	1836 Dyer	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6330	439	34	12.8	99.3%	108 (24.6%)	188 (42.8%)	99 (22.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.7%)	$12,515			$877			$11,639	22.6	23.3	706	16
291548003210	723	Abraham Mallinson Elementary	Public	2-5	709 North Forest Ave	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5530	272	16	17.1	80.1%	116 (42.6%)	36 (13.2%)	80 (29.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	$12,649			$2,672			$9,977	22.5	27.1	675	48
290060303295	724	Crossroads - Quality Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	1080 Washington Street	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	259	24	10.6	59.8%	84 (32.4%)	97 (37.5%)	62 (23.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$17,118			$2,886			$14,232	22.3	28.9	660	64
292041001084	725	Eastwood Elementary	Public	3-4	313 E Eastwood	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-7100	201	16	12.4	66.7%	102 (50.7%)	11 (5.5%)	49 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (11.9%)	13 (6.5%)	$9,619			$854			$8,765	22.1	33	624	101
292607001530	726	Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	343	28	12	60.1%	75 (21.9%)	162 (47.2%)	49 (14.3%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.5%)	$15,126			$2,613			$12,513	22	29.7	652	74
291666000909	727	Kingsville Elementary	Public	K-6	101 E Adriatic	Kingsville	64061	Johnson County	Kingsville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 597-3422	141	12	12.2	41.8%	128 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	$12,842			$698			$12,144	22	12.1	809	82
290100000316	728	West Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	319 West Blvd North	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3670	337	30	11.3	99.1%	132 (39.2%)	118 (35.0%)	17 (5.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.0%)	$15,043			$708			$14,335	21.9	34.7	607	121
292664001571	729	Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Woodson Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6430	517	37	13.8	99.4%	124 (24.0%)	229 (44.3%)	112 (21.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.7%)	$12,122			$873			$11,249	21.6	19	748	19
292928002641	730	Dewey School-Internat'l. Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 Ann Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 645-4845	390	31	12.5	99.2%	9 (2.3%)	340 (87.2%)	36 (9.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,871			$1,552			$15,319	21.4	10.9	817	87

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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.