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)
291365000587	241	A. D. Stowell Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Union	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0980	209	18	11.6	71.8%	187 (89.5%)	8 (3.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$10,740			$938			$9,801	71.3	38.8	580	339
292843001756	242	South Callaway Elementary	Public	3-5	10105 State Rd C	Mokane	65059	Callaway County	South Callaway County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 676-5225	173	14	12.7	30.6%	167 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,429			$404			$11,026	71.1	84.5	108	134
292358001376	243	Bellerive Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Rue De Fleur Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6050	407	30	13.6	19.9%	197 (48.4%)	118 (29.0%)	19 (4.7%)	42 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$13,777			$561			$13,215	71	67.5	279	36
291230001019	244	Richard Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Vogel Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1480	373	35	10.8	24.1%	336 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$13,663			$685			$12,978	70.9	72.9	208	36
292355003368	245	Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4410	481	37	13	27.2%	298 (62.0%)	88 (18.3%)	57 (11.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	$12,263			$654			$11,610	70.9	66.9	286	41
291548000714	246	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 N Liberty St	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5420	290	16	17.8	70.3%	180 (62.1%)	30 (10.3%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	26 (9.0%)	$13,228			$3,469			$9,758	70.8	62.3	332	86
290531000082	247	James Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 NW Park Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3650	467	35	13.3	24.2%	337 (72.2%)	44 (9.4%)	42 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.1%)	$12,615			$1,440			$11,175	70.8	74.9	188	59
292886001835	248	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2526 S Hillsboro	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5300	343	26	13.1	38.8%	247 (72.0%)	28 (8.2%)	20 (5.8%)	25 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.2%)	$12,031			$3,026			$9,005	70.7	67	285	37
292752001683	249	Salisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 E 6th St	Salisbury	65281	Chariton County	Salisbury R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 388-6611	220	23	9.7	45.9%	209 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,812			$1,710			$11,102	70.7	70.2	239	10
292685001622	250	Geggie Elementary	Public	K-5	430 Bald Hill Rd	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3200	654	40	16.2	7.3%	577 (88.2%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,773			$264			$10,509	70.6	71.8	222	28

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.