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)
292607001521	781	Norfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	6140 Norfleet Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7240	311	21	14.5	66.6%	73 (23.5%)	151 (48.6%)	46 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.2%)	$15,734			$2,607			$13,127	14	16.2	773	8
291107000378	782	Drexel Elementary	Public	K-5	207 S Fourth St	Drexel	64742	Bates County	Drexel R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 652-0402	170	14	11.8	42.9%	158 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$11,130			$640			$10,490	14	24.4	695	87
290058903142	783	north side community school	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3033 n. Euclid ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-9502	299	24	12.4	99.0%	8 (2.7%)	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$16,147			$4,514			$11,633	13.9	22.3	719	64
292142001176	784	Scott County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-3511	138	15	9.5	97.8%	97 (70.3%)	21 (15.2%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	$14,689			$1,499			$13,190	13.7			(n/a)
291548000719	785	Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Jennings Rd	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5445	260	21	12.3	88.1%	109 (41.9%)	64 (24.6%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	39 (15.0%)	$14,433			$3,298			$11,136	13.6	14.9	790	5
290747000216	786	Caruthersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Washington Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	496	36	13.7	99.4%	185 (37.3%)	223 (45.0%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.9%)	$9,267			$2,409			$6,858	13.4	12.6	805	19
291383000631	787	Lusher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Mullanphy Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4600	379	29	13.2	64.4%	55 (14.5%)	275 (72.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$13,692			$4,927			$8,765	13.3	16.3	772	15
292886001784	788	Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Washington	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1500	175	19	9.4	77.7%	89 (50.9%)	49 (28.0%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.0%)	$14,715			$2,380			$12,335	13.3	15.7	778	10
292886001832	789	Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1461 N Douglas	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1200	224	24	9.3	91.1%	138 (61.6%)	34 (15.2%)	21 (9.4%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.4%)	$12,785			$3,030			$9,755	13.3	21	729	60
291383000614	790	Keeven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11230 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4450	267	25	10.8	98.9%	1 (0.4%)	246 (92.1%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$13,093			$4,501			$8,592	13.3	9.1	836	46

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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.

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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.