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)
292523003288	251	Compass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Kentucky	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-0712	532	40	13.3	18.0%	428 (80.5%)	25 (4.7%)	46 (8.6%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$10,994			$451			$10,542	70.6	82.7	121	130
292280001280	252	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 N Michigan Dr	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5150	506	37	13.6	58.5%	262 (51.8%)	61 (12.1%)	94 (18.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	55 (10.9%)	$12,952			$553			$12,399	70.6	58.3	369	117
292622003173	253	Lyon Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E. Highway 174	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3630	432	35	12.5	46.3%	350 (81.0%)	12 (2.8%)	27 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.3%)	$10,552			$916			$9,636	70.4	85.1	102	151
291560000739	254	West Lane Elementary	Public	K-4	338 N West Ln	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9565	374	30	12.4	36.1%	355 (94.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,579			$894			$11,686	70.3	68.9	260	6
292841003341	255	Eagle Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	18801 Eagle Parkway	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-5959	465	32	14.7	18.3%	406 (87.3%)	8 (1.7%)	31 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$10,289			$258			$10,030	70.2	86.1	95	160
291677000921	256	George R. Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	803 Couch Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-6140	478	38	12.7	14.6%	337 (70.5%)	75 (15.7%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$13,772			$97			$13,675	70.2	69.8	244	12
293027002068	257	Thayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	365 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 264-4600	424	37	11.4	61.3%	396 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,399			$862			$7,538	70.2	69.3	253	4
292280002621	258	Fox Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	545 NE 106 St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5090	624	37	17	40.9%	344 (55.1%)	116 (18.6%)	85 (13.6%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	65 (10.4%)	$13,437			$546			$12,892	70.2	86.5	89	169
290837000237	259	Mount Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	1099 Mt Hope Ln	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-2717	445	38	11.7	15.7%	364 (81.8%)	44 (9.9%)	11 (2.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,344			$718			$11,626	69.6	78.3	159	100
292783001711	260	Washington Elementary	Public	K-4	610 S Engineer	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-2216	209	23	9.2	89.5%	118 (56.5%)	9 (4.3%)	49 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (14.8%)	$11,954			$1,934			$10,020	69.5	61.1	342	82

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.