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)
291140000406	691	Clarence Cannon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	188 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	310	25	12.2	42.9%	273 (88.1%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$12,154			$1,869			$10,285	25.7	15	773	82
290846000247	692	Chaffee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Elliott Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 887-3244	321	28	11.4	55.8%	303 (94.4%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,586			$1,333			$8,254	25.6	27.7	687	5
292648001878	693	Sunrise Elementary	Public	2-5	401 Matt Waller Dr	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-3059	459	34	13.3	53.2%	407 (88.7%)	6 (1.3%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	$10,678			$985			$9,694	25.4	35.2	609	84
292943002036	694	Steelville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	868 W Main St	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 775-2099	353	30	11.6	56.7%	345 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,919			$1,213			$8,706	25.2	28.9	672	22
292664002473	695	Buder Elementary	Public	K-5	10350 Baltimore	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6300	438	35	12.6	100.0%	110 (25.1%)	166 (37.9%)	111 (25.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.7%)	$13,790			$1,233			$12,557	24.9	31.5	647	48
290001902754	696	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	391	27	14.3	80.3%	26 (6.6%)	169 (43.2%)	177 (45.3%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,940			$2,773			$10,167	24.8	25.6	702	6
292886001837	697	Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2205 W Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2000	374	28	13.3	84.8%	260 (69.5%)	38 (10.2%)	43 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.7%)	$11,150			$1,575			$9,575	24.1	24.4	709	12
290100000312	698	Shepard Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2616 Shepard Blvd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3660	547	39	14	68.9%	167 (30.5%)	209 (38.2%)	64 (11.7%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	70 (12.8%)	$12,091			$469			$11,622	24.1	17.5	754	56
290825000223	699	Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	8817 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3613	259	23	11.3	57.9%	70 (27.0%)	120 (46.3%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	$20,487			$4,671			$15,815	23.9	31	652	47
290612000150	700	Mallory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S Hickory	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 345-2350	719	51	14	59.0%	655 (91.1%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	$9,609			$2,385			$7,224	23.9	31.4	648	52

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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.