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)
291527000694	261	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	407 W Tuck	Houstonia	65333	Pettis County	Pettis County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 568-3315	153	11	13.9	45.1%	151 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,832			$1,843			$9,989	69.2	44.8	512	251
293165002903	262	Peine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 Peine Rd	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 327-5110	531	40	13.3	20.3%	405 (76.3%)	75 (14.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$11,208			$600			$10,608	69.1	68.3	265	3
292856001765	263	Southern Boone Elementary	Public	3-4	809 S Henry Clay Blvd	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2145	344	29	11.7	16.0%	309 (89.8%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$9,690			$599			$9,091	68.9	62	334	71
292370001412	264	Bridgeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11635 Oakbury Ct	Bridgeton	63044	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8012	456	36	12.8	42.1%	183 (40.1%)	124 (27.2%)	80 (17.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$14,529						$14,529	68.8	62.4	327	63
290348000029	265	Atlanta Elementary	Public	K-6	600 S Atterberry	Atlanta	63530	Macon County	Atlanta C-3	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 239-4211	106	11	10	41.5%	102 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$10,149			$1,550			$8,599	68.6			(n/a)
291308002976	266	Stony Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 W Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-7800	473	40	11.6	28.1%	395 (83.5%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$10,922			$642			$10,280	68.6	50.6	450	184
292121001165	267	Monroe City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401a Hwy 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 735-4632	316	27	11.5	56.6%	258 (81.6%)	12 (3.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.0%)	$14,948			$1,455			$13,493	68.4	63.9	312	45
292373001427	268	Raymore Elementary	Public	K-5	500 S Madison	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1925	377	27	13.7	43.2%	254 (67.4%)	44 (11.7%)	37 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.3%)	$12,495			$961			$11,534	68.3	69.8	245	23
291191002847	269	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	1-4	1040 Forster St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1345	399	32	12.6	47.9%	355 (89.0%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,567			$1,783			$7,784	68.3	74.8	189	80
292892001840	270	George M. Null Elementary	Public	K-4	435 Yale Blvd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4900	249	27	9.2	36.9%	158 (63.5%)	49 (19.7%)	18 (7.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	$16,619			$1,111			$15,508	68.1	76.5	172	98

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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.