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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

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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)
291314000555	381	Meadowmere Elementary	Public	K-5	7010 E 136th St	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5525	329	25	12.9	69.0%	69 (21.0%)	131 (39.8%)	102 (31.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$14,467			$213			$14,254	56.9	56.8	389	8
291854003113	382	Kellybrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	10701 N Eastern Avenue	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5700	554	33	16.9	30.9%	394 (71.1%)	42 (7.6%)	64 (11.6%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	$10,890			$289			$10,601	56.8	51.1	445	63
293180002223	383	Midway Elementary	Public	K-6	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 250-2994	228	22	10.3	30.3%	199 (87.3%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$12,725			$1,535			$11,190	56.6	55.8	394	11
290315000021	384	Arcadia Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 546-9700	396	35	11.2	100.3%	374 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,841			$1,403			$10,438	56.3	64.5	308	76
291645002862	385	Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 903-1400	437	31	14.1	18.5%	384 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$9,949			$300			$9,649	56	69.7	246	139
292535001462	386	Pleasant Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	311 W McCurry	Pleasant Hope	65725	Greene County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 267-2277	266	20	13.4	54.1%	259 (97.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,236			$3,083			$6,153	55.9			(n/a)
292061001105	387	Southwest City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Academy St	South West City	64863	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 762-3251	339	28	12	82.9%	107 (31.6%)	1 (0.3%)	189 (55.8%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.2%)	13 (3.8%)	6 (1.8%)	$8,714			$1,090			$7,624	55.9	41.9	544	157
292886001802	388	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3745 S Broadway	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4400	384	28	13.7	69.5%	248 (64.6%)	25 (6.5%)	47 (12.2%)	26 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.6%)	$12,013			$2,868			$9,145	55.9	35	610	222
292358001377	389	Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	364	34	10.7	23.4%	216 (59.3%)	42 (11.5%)	40 (11.0%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.4%)	$13,813			$616			$13,198	55.7	42.3	543	154
292523003443	390	Barry School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 NW 87th Terr	Kansas City	64154	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 436-9623	374	26	14.5	20.9%	209 (55.9%)	78 (20.9%)	40 (10.7%)	25 (6.7%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)								55.5			(n/a)

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.