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)
292358001398	461	Ross Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Ross Ave	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6700	385	31	12.2	31.9%	138 (35.8%)	134 (34.8%)	51 (13.2%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$13,116			$711			$12,405	48.9	46.3	497	36
291229000491	462	Cler-Mont Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7350	318	24	13	53.1%	196 (61.6%)	27 (8.5%)	55 (17.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	31 (9.7%)	$12,129			$1,471			$10,658	48.8	52.9	422	40
291635000780	463	Kelsey Norman Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 E 28th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5360	301	20	15.2	58.1%	196 (65.1%)	20 (6.6%)	28 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.3%)	$8,620			$1,319			$7,301	48.8	51.2	443	20
291635000783	464	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	610 S Forest	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5365	310	28	11	81.3%	207 (66.8%)	28 (9.0%)	35 (11.3%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	$9,794			$1,282			$8,513	48.7	45.1	509	45
290712000187	465	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1550 Themis	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-5456	217	28	7.6	1.4%	58 (26.7%)	105 (48.4%)	22 (10.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	$14,096			$1,497			$12,599	48.7	26.2	696	231
292709001676	466	Salem Upper Elementary	Public	2-5	1601 S Doss Rd	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-6642	336	27	12.6	62.2%	307 (91.4%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$9,255			$2,557			$6,698	48.6	50.3	452	14
292886002305	467	Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 S Scenic	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3900	440	28	15.7	72.0%	294 (66.8%)	54 (12.3%)	42 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.4%)	$10,927			$2,476			$8,450	48.5	41.2	551	84
291635002432	468	Cecil Floyd Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 W 24th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5320	497	44	11.4	66.4%	347 (69.8%)	12 (2.4%)	66 (13.3%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	$9,047			$1,603			$7,444	48.4	52.3	429	39
291941001050	469	Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	702 N Missouri	Macon	63552	Macon County	Macon County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 385-2118	486	42	11.4	46.3%	432 (88.9%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$11,054			$1,154			$9,900	48.4	54.9	399	70
291314000548	470	Belvidere Elementary	Public	K-5	15200 White Ave	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5300	294	23	12.7	64.6%	97 (33.0%)	115 (39.1%)	48 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$13,706			$199			$13,507	48.4	44.4	517	47

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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.