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)
292685001616	11	Chesterfield Elementary	Public	K-5	17700 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6500	422	30	14.1	6.2%	287 (68.0%)	31 (7.3%)	14 (3.3%)	67 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$11,853			$270			$11,583	96.9	98.4	5	6
292913001866	12	St. Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 52	St Elizabeth	65075	Miller County	St. Elizabeth R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 493-2246	137	9	16	23.4%	135 (98.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,865			$2,046			$8,819	96.9	98.5	4	8
292253003202	13	John Thomas School Of Discover	Public	K-6	312 North Market Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6800	490	33	14.7	16.1%	426 (86.9%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	$10,055			$801			$9,254	96.8	93.9	31	18
290531000083	14	James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	447	29	15.4	49.7%	259 (57.9%)	81 (18.1%)	59 (13.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.2%)	$10,333			$635			$9,698	96.4	97.1	14
290972000274	15	Ralph M. Captain Elementary	Public	K-5	6345 Northwood Ave	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 854-6100	287	31	9.1	5.6%	205 (71.4%)	28 (9.8%)	14 (4.9%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$21,564			$617			$20,947	96.3	97.8	10	5
291245000509	16	Spring Bluff Elementary	Public	K-8	9374 Hwy 185	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Spring Bluff R-XV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 457-8302	221	19	11.4	13.6%	217 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,669			$943			$9,725	96.3			(n/a)
293153002191	17	Bristol Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Gray Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6433	393	27	14.3	5.9%	343 (87.3%)	10 (2.5%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,948			$228			$13,720	96.2	96.2	19	2
290972000271	18	Glenridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7447 Wellington Way	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6200	318	30	10.4	6.9%	179 (56.3%)	33 (10.4%)	20 (6.3%)	53 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$22,267			$612			$21,655	96	92.6	45	27
290531002682	19	Chapel Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 NE Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3600	644	39	16.4	13.8%	474 (73.6%)	68 (10.6%)	30 (4.7%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.8%)	$9,993			$634			$9,359	95.7	95.6	22	3
292685002567	20	Kehrs Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 Kehrs Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6050	571	37	15.4	4.0%	421 (73.7%)	13 (2.3%)	38 (6.7%)	75 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$10,917			$367			$10,551	95.7	96.2	18	2

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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.