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)
292706001667	601	Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4310	379	29	13.2	99.2%	256 (67.5%)	9 (2.4%)	49 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (12.9%)	$10,424			$455			$9,969	35.9	35.8	591	10
291860001013	602	Licking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 College Ave	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 674-3211	416	30	14	99.3%	414 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,230			$2,704			$6,526	35.8	33.4	622	20
293107002154	603	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23395 Hwy 7	Edwards	65326	Benton County	Warsaw R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 438-5965	284	24	11.6	98.9%	258 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	$15,447			$3,241			$12,205	35.8			(n/a)
292643001550	604	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	714 E Jefferson	Richland	65556	Pulaski County	Richland R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 765-3812	257	23	11.1	100.0%	247 (96.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,350			$1,515			$9,835	35.7	52.6	431	173
291854001010	605	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Thornton	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5450	355	35	10.2	45.6%	251 (70.7%)	32 (9.0%)	35 (9.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	$14,850			$413			$14,437	35.5	18.8	751	146
292811001726	606	South Shelby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6685 Shelby 419	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 588-2181	294	26	11.2	55.8%	273 (92.9%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$11,148			$2,614			$8,535	35.5	30.9	642	36
291032000334	607	Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33300 S Sherwood Dr	Creighton	64739	Henry County	Sherwood Cass R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 499-2202	384	30	12.8	45.6%	350 (91.1%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,274			$482			$9,791	35.4	49.9	454	153
292910001862	608	Edgar Murray Elementary	Public	3-5	1044 High School Dr	Saint Clair	63077	Franklin County	St. Clair R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(636) 629-3500	465	33	13.9	52.0%	437 (94.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$9,651			$1,781			$7,870	35.4	33.1	623	15
292648001878	609	Sunrise Elementary	Public	2-5	401 Matt Waller Dr	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-3059	447	39	11.3	53.0%	394 (88.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$10,678			$985			$9,694	35.2	40.6	552	57
292886001802	610	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3745 S Broadway	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4400	398	28	14.2	63.6%	258 (64.8%)	23 (5.8%)	47 (11.8%)	31 (7.8%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$12,013			$2,868			$9,145	35	44.7	510	100

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.