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)
292343003001	111	West Elementary	Public	K-4	3105 W State Hwy Cc	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5907	602	42	14.3	37.4%	501 (83.2%)	11 (1.8%)	40 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	$9,084			$746			$8,338	84.2	90.4	56	55
291869001018	112	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	84.2	81.7	138	26
292358001390	113	Mason Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	715 S Mason Rd	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6450	391	28	13.9	8.7%	293 (74.9%)	38 (9.7%)	10 (2.6%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$13,446			$419			$13,027	84.1	94.1	27	86
291230000497	114	Antonia Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 Hwy M	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 942-2181	482	36	13.4	22.6%	449 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,443			$502			$9,941	84.1	73.6	206	92
291683000933	115	Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Houx Dr	Whiteman Afb	65305	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 563-3028	580	31	18.6	35.5%	388 (66.9%)	37 (6.4%)	84 (14.5%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.8%)	$11,280			$1,647			$9,634	83.9	80.3	151	36
291830000979	116	Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	27600 Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2330	485	30	16.4	9.3%	383 (79.0%)	38 (7.8%)	32 (6.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,710			$279			$10,431	83.8	84.3	111	5
291830000544	117	Trailridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1290	461	29	16	19.1%	318 (69.0%)	46 (10.0%)	41 (8.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$11,917			$373			$11,544	83.6	89.3	70	47
291677000920	118	F. P. Tillman Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Quan Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6150	474	32	14.6	5.7%	371 (78.3%)	27 (5.7%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	$12,100			$75			$12,026	83.6	89.9	63	55
292706001650	119	Ellison Elementary	Public	K-6	45 SE 85th Rd	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 667-5316	364	24	15.1	44.8%	252 (69.2%)	25 (6.9%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.5%)	$10,618			$678			$9,940	83.5	90.8	53	66
291645001434	120	Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	7 S Campus Dr	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4652	477	30	15.8	15.7%	434 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,172			$273			$9,900	82.9	85.2	103	17

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.