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)
292607001532	851	Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	321	25	12.8	73.5%	63 (19.6%)	178 (55.5%)	44 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.9%)	$14,787			$2,191			$12,596	7.5	8.8	842	9
292607001531	852	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	380	27	13.8	73.9%	62 (16.3%)	220 (57.9%)	67 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$13,677			$2,161			$11,516	7.5	10.3	821	31
290100003271	853	Eliot Battle Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 BATTLE Avenue	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3790	384	33	11.7	65.1%	119 (31.0%)	166 (43.2%)	25 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	60 (15.6%)	$13,445			$558			$12,887	7.1	15.1	788	65
291629003081	854	Fairview Intermediate	Public	4-6	7053 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	125	9	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	121 (96.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								7	6.8	865	11
291201003367	855	Berkeley Elementary School	Public	3-5	8300 Frost Avenue	Berkeley	63134	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 524-3883	346	25	14.1	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	291 (84.1%)	36 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$14,497			$2,017			$12,480	6.7	9.4	832	23
292265003369	856	Bel-Nor	Public	1-5	3101 Nordic Dr.	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	179	13	13.4	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	157 (87.7%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$17,636			$4,704			$12,932	6.6	4.4	891	35
291640000826	857	George Melcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3958 Chelsea	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-6735	296	24	12.2	99.0%	9 (3.0%)	216 (73.0%)	54 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$19,923			$3,888			$16,035	6.6	5.9	880	23
291640003082	858	M. L. King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Woodland Avenue	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2475	665	38	17.3	99.5%	28 (4.2%)	515 (77.4%)	78 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	23 (3.5%)	$19,282			$3,226			$16,057	6.5	6.1	879	21
292265001243	859	Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-8	4315 Cardwell Dr	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0100	262	17	15.1	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	239 (91.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$16,895			$4,672			$12,223	6.5	7.2	862	3
292928001975	860	Meramec Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2745 Meramec St	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-7145	202	17	12.2	98.5%	9 (4.5%)	187 (92.6%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,747			$822			$16,925	6.4	11.3	815	45

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.