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)
291041000342	231	Cuba Elementary	Public	K-4	1 Wildcat Pride Dr	Cuba	65453	Crawford County	Crawford County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 885-2534	451	36	12.5	53.4%	405 (89.8%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,349			$1,053			$8,296	71	85.4	98	133
293165002110	232	Green Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Ronald Reagan Dr	Lake St Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 625-5600	616	44	14.1	19.6%	455 (73.9%)	65 (10.6%)	28 (4.5%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	$11,241			$368			$10,873	70.9	78.5	171	61
292783002639	233	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 S New York	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-4947	468	36	13	67.3%	337 (72.0%)	13 (2.8%)	71 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.5%)	$9,603			$1,360			$8,244	70.9	72.9	211	22
290297000011	234	Virginia E. George Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 S East St	Albany	64402	Gentry County	Albany R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 726-5621	231	18	13.2	48.9%	219 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,622			$721			$10,901	70.6	61.3	351	117
290100000310	235	Russell Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 W Rollins Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3650	460	30	15.3	18.5%	360 (78.3%)	27 (5.9%)	16 (3.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$13,690			$457			$13,233	70.5	63.4	326	91
292685002762	236	Blevins Elementary	Public	K-5	25 E North St	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 733-3175	431	29	14.7	10.9%	386 (89.6%)	11 (2.6%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$11,705			$308			$11,397	70.5	78.2	175	61
293105002989	237	Warrior Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Warrior Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6906	544	39	14.1	42.3%	480 (88.2%)	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$9,509			$230			$9,279	70.4	69.5	250	13
290000100048	238	Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	402 W Third	Belle	65013	Maries County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 859-3326	275	21	12.9	98.5%	270 (98.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,288			$2,715			$6,573	70.3	71.9	219	19
292752001683	239	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	70.2			(n/a)
291917002677	240	Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	306 S Mill St	Rogersville	65742	Webster County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2996	519	34	15.3	32.0%	475 (91.5%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$9,740			$241			$9,499	70.1	67.3	272	32

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.