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)
291640002376	611	Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	629	54	11.6	100.0%	83 (13.2%)	139 (22.1%)	352 (56.0%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	31 (4.9%)	$17,782			$3,168			$14,614	34.5	31	651	40
290705000179	612	Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 246-3109	266	24	11	99.6%	246 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,373			$3,820			$6,554	34.5	28	682	70
292886001790	613	Delaware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 S Delaware	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3700	346	28	12.3	68.2%	243 (70.2%)	32 (9.2%)	40 (11.6%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$16,381			$2,411			$13,970	34.4	31.9	641	28
290513000067	614	Bismarck R-V Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Campus Drive	Bismarck	63624	St. Francois County	Bismarck R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 734-6111	196	18	10.8	100.0%	185 (94.4%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$10,063			$1,442			$8,621	34.4	31.6	644	30
291551000730	615	Viburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hwy 49	Viburnum	65566	Iron County	Iron County C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 244-5670	163	13	12.6	71.8%	154 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,961			$2,702			$9,259	34.4	35.9	599	16
290100000307	616	Parkade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Parkade Blvd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3630	373	31	11.8	62.2%	160 (42.9%)	115 (30.8%)	34 (9.1%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.7%)	$13,864			$733			$13,131	34.4	28.8	674	58
291548003107	617	Korte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2437 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5430	460	26	17.6	85.9%	164 (35.7%)	64 (13.9%)	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.8%)	$12,929			$3,327			$9,602	34.3	32.6	633	16
292187501218	618	New Bloomfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 491-3700	360	26	13.7	38.9%	342 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$9,372			$2,137			$7,234	34.3	53	420	198
291635003410	619	Dover Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	110 N Main Street	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 625-5380	422	32	13.1	74.9%	298 (70.6%)	15 (3.6%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	13 (3.1%)	39 (9.2%)								34.2	53.8	409	210
292643001550	620	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	714 E Jefferson	Richland	65556	Pulaski County	Richland R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 765-3812	255	22	11.7	99.6%	245 (96.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,350			$1,515			$9,835	34.1	35.7	604	16

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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.