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)
292181003011	581	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12350 Norway Rd	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8690	575	35	16.4	54.1%	408 (71.0%)	6 (1.0%)	81 (14.1%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.3%)	39 (6.8%)	$9,575			$1,160			$8,415	37.7	68.2	266	315
291255000522	582	McIntire Elementary	Public	K-5	706 Hickman Ave	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 590-8500	369	28	13	59.1%	247 (66.9%)	49 (13.3%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.3%)	$11,086			$2,082			$9,004	37.6	43.8	525	57
291383000633	583	McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Coachway Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4700	420	28	15	69.5%	90 (21.4%)	266 (63.3%)	29 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	$13,053			$4,519			$8,533	37.5	44.6	515	68
291425000641	584	Pevely Elementary	Public	K-5	30 Main Street	Pevely	63070	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 479-5200	708	57	12.3	50.6%	598 (84.5%)	31 (4.4%)	28 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	$13,749			$1,692			$12,058	37.5	39.8	569	15
293201002241	585	Willard South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4151 W Division	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 862-6308	409	34	12.1	53.3%	306 (74.8%)	34 (8.3%)	47 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$10,439			$793			$9,646	37.4	32.5	635	50
292274001253	586	Hatton-McCredie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4171 County Rd 240	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 642-4333	252	21	11.9	42.1%	231 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$10,952			$634			$10,318	37.3	32.5	636	50
292070001126	587	Scotland County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	438 W. Lover's Lane	Memphis	63555	Scotland County	Scotland County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 465-8532	274	29	9.4	46.4%	265 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,088			$3,745			$10,343	37.2	36.2	595	8
291229000489	588	Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64016	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7440	347	24	14.2	42.1%	221 (63.7%)	26 (7.5%)	52 (15.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (11.8%)	$11,383			$1,624			$9,759	37.1	68	270	318
291383000617	589	Lawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Charbonier Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4550	349	24	14.7	60.2%	59 (16.9%)	245 (70.2%)	15 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.7%)	$12,537			$4,002			$8,534	36.9	38.8	581	8
292886001815	590	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	176	14	13	62.5%	151 (85.8%)	6 (3.4%)	9 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	$11,015			$2,098			$8,917	36.8	56.7	390	200

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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.