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)
290100002546	101	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Nifong Blvd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3280	593	33	18.1	17.2%	407 (68.6%)	51 (8.6%)	25 (4.2%)	68 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	$12,005			$523			$11,482	85.1	80.8	136	35
292355001367	102	Graden Elementary	Public	K-5	8804 Hwy 45 NW	Parkville	64152	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4340	475	30	15.9	22.5%	363 (76.4%)	19 (4.0%)	52 (10.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.7%)	$12,522			$359			$12,163	85.1	86.8	88	14
290060603223	103	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	394	22	17.9	24.6%	199 (50.5%)	142 (36.0%)	19 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$11,219			$1,543			$9,676	85.1	85.4	99	4
292841001753	104	Maple Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maple St	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 532-0589	367	33	11.2	24.3%	328 (89.4%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	$11,609			$759			$10,849	85.1	76.5	171	67
291869001018	105	Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 S Sappington Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2430	450	33	13.6	14.0%	366 (81.3%)	18 (4.0%)	22 (4.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	$11,105			$147			$10,958	84.9	84.2	112	7
292886001830	106	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 S Fremont	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-3600	568	31	18.3	27.3%	429 (75.5%)	27 (4.8%)	39 (6.9%)	44 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,567			$2,472			$8,095	84.9	79.3	149	43
292005001071	107	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 E California	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 376-2166	319	24	13.1	46.7%	299 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,319			$712			$10,607	84.8	73.1	207	100
292253002771	108	Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	619	45	13.8	30.0%	535 (86.4%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$10,075			$908			$9,167	84.7	78.6	155	47
292685002507	109	Ridge Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	777 Ridge Rd	Ellisville	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6650	302	22	14	7.3%	239 (79.1%)	11 (3.6%)	16 (5.3%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$14,503			$287			$14,216	84.7	78.5	157	48
290495000060	110	Bernie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 S Spiker	Bernie	63822	Stoddard County	Bernie R-Xiii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 293-5335	280	24	11.7	66.1%	240 (85.7%)	10 (3.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$9,508			$1,775			$7,733	84.7	74.2	197	87

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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:

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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.