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)
292841001753	171	Maple Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maple St	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 532-0589	367	33	11.2	24.3%	328 (89.4%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	$11,609			$759			$10,849	76.5	80.4	148	23
292892001840	172	George M. Null Elementary	Public	K-4	435 Yale Blvd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4900	249	27	9.2	36.9%	158 (63.5%)	49 (19.7%)	18 (7.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	$16,619			$1,111			$15,508	76.5	68.1	265	93
290837003289	173	Flint Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	587 Mexico Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 542-7095	328	31	10.6	16.2%	268 (81.7%)	21 (6.4%)	10 (3.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$14,199			$596			$13,603	76.5	85	105	68
292358001396	174	River Bend Elementary	Public	K-5	224 River Valley Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6650	423	31	13.5	18.0%	200 (47.3%)	108 (25.5%)	20 (4.7%)	58 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	$12,422			$520			$11,902	76.3	80.3	152	22
292895002447	175	Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5200	676	57	11.9	24.0%	473 (70.0%)	51 (7.5%)	77 (11.4%)	26 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.5%)	$13,122			$768			$12,354	76	84.1	113	62
290288000003	176	Advance Elementary	Public	K-6	201 School Street	Advance	63730	Stoddard County	Advance R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 722-3564	237	19	12.8	46.0%	227 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,330			$700			$7,630	76			(n/a)
291359000579	177	Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 NW Harley Road	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-4811	289	28	10.2	50.5%	269 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,343			$393			$10,950	75.8	47.1	486	309
291230002402	178	George Guffey Elementary	Public	K-5	400 13th St	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 343-7662	483	39	12.5	39.8%	366 (75.8%)	27 (5.6%)	35 (7.2%)	20 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.4%)	$10,154			$625			$9,529	75.8	74.6	196	18
292685002637	179	Uthoff Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Uthoff Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6725	432	32	13.4	15.5%	363 (84.0%)	20 (4.6%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$11,823			$299			$11,524	75.7	83.9	117	62
290100000305	180	John Ridgeway Elementary	Public	K-5	107 E Sexton	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3550	227	15	15.1	14.5%	162 (71.4%)	22 (9.7%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.7%)	$13,131			$604			$12,528	75.7	76.8	180

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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:

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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.