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)
291548000718	731	Procter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 W Linden Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5440	208	15	14.1	81.7%	74 (35.6%)	33 (15.9%)	64 (30.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	32 (15.4%)	$13,578			$2,860			$10,718	20.3	23.6	713	18
292811001726	732	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	20.1	35.5	606	126
292826001566	733	Wing Elementary	Public	1-4	1123 Gen George E Day Parkway	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0615	356	30	12	99.2%	164 (46.1%)	138 (38.8%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	$9,335			$3,228			$6,107	20	16.2	764	31
291629002786	734	Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary	Public	4-6	8430 Lucas Hunt	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8190	183	7	25.2	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	180 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								20	18.2	746	12
292664001571	735	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	19.8	21.6	729	6
291848000998	736	Leslie Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 S 20th St	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 259-4341	405	28	14.5	59.0%	333 (82.2%)	11 (2.7%)	27 (6.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)								19.6	28	683	53
290411000038	737	Avilla Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Sarcoxie St	Avilla	64833	Jasper County	Avilla R-Xiii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 246-5330	124	13	9.4	60.5%	111 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$9,951			$1,943			$8,008	19.5			(n/a)
290462000051	738	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-4	109 W Cambridge	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1008	423	28	15	55.8%	253 (59.8%)	55 (13.0%)	78 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	$12,027			$1,206			$10,821	19.5	29	670	68
292928002641	739	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	19.2	21.4	730	9
292706001667	740	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	19.1	35.9	601	139

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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.