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)
292886003119	161	David Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W Kildee Lane	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5800	288	21	13.6	37.2%	210 (72.9%)	14 (4.9%)	25 (8.7%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	$13,167			$2,204			$10,964	78	88	82	79
291869001025	162	Sappington Elementary	Public	K-5	11011 Gravois Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2460	504	34	14.6	13.9%	416 (82.5%)	12 (2.4%)	28 (5.6%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$10,870			$238			$10,632	77.3	80.1	153	9
290594000137	163	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	128 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 258-2241	364	30	12	50.5%	326 (89.6%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$12,029			$1,978			$10,051	77.3			(n/a)
292280001279	164	Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 NE 52nd St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5140	293	27	10.8	72.0%	162 (55.3%)	50 (17.1%)	47 (16.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$14,383			$590			$13,793	77.2	61.4	348	184
292886001797	165	Hickory Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4650 E. State Hwy Yy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7100	353	23	15.5	26.9%	303 (85.8%)	8 (2.3%)	18 (5.1%)	13 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,594			$2,282			$8,312	77	76.4	188	23
290100001142	166	Midway Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8130 W Hwy 40	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3540	261	16	16.5	22.2%	214 (82.0%)	5 (1.9%)	10 (3.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	$12,467			$469			$11,998	76.9	85.2	102	64
293165003155	167	Discovery Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2523 Sommers Road	O Fallon	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-2354	610	43	14	9.2%	521 (85.4%)	12 (2.0%)	32 (5.2%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$11,853			$387			$11,466	76.9	84.6	109	58
291230000501	168	Meramec Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1340 W Outer 21 Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 296-4385	425	38	11.2	52.0%	377 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,658			$909			$10,749	76.8	62.8	334	166
293045002856	169	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1484 Boone St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 528-1990	427	31	13.9	29.5%	388 (90.9%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$12,701			$1,765			$10,935	76.7	65.4	304	135
291194000443	170	Mid-Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 238-1646	471	19	24.7	17.0%	457 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,689			$684			$8,005	76.7	79.4	162	8

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.