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)
290002903216	871	Guadalupe Centers Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5123 E Truman Road	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 994-0396	781	59	13.2	92.6%	15 (1.9%)	11 (1.4%)	753 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,775			$1,586			$14,189	5.3	6.3	874	3
291640000887	872	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1012 Bales	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3850	351	27	12.9	99.1%	26 (7.4%)	119 (33.9%)	136 (38.7%)	61 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	$19,719			$3,718			$16,000	5	10.2	823	49
290060503299	873	Momentum Academy Tower Grove East	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 S. Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 376-3480	168	17	10	98.2%	4 (2.4%)	146 (86.9%)	7 (4.2%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,599			$2,920			$12,679	4.9	19.7	742	131
291640002530	874	Primitivo Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W 17th St	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-8735	263	26	10	98.9%	19 (7.2%)	147 (55.9%)	74 (28.1%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.8%)	$19,957			$3,555			$16,402	4.9	6.2	875	1
292928002000	875	Sigel Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2050 Allen Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-0010	219	16	13.6	98.6%	12 (5.5%)	193 (88.1%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,186			$1,013			$17,173	4.8	4.4	893	18
291383000630	876	Larimore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Trampe Ln	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4500	341	27	12.7	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	318 (93.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,385			$4,462			$8,923	4.6	5.1	888	12
292928001877	877	Ashland Elementary And Br.	Public	PK, KG-6	3921 N Newstead	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-4767	226	16	14.1	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	215 (95.1%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,835			$659			$17,176	4.6	4.6	889	12
292928002693	878	Columbia Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 St Louis Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-2750	221	16	14.2	98.6%	1 (0.5%)	219 (99.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,613			$945			$13,668	4.6			(n/a)
291434000655	879	Ingels Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Food Ln	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7850	292	20	14.7	100.0%	30 (10.3%)	181 (62.0%)	55 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	$14,645			$4,130			$10,515	4.5	5.7	886	7
292928001997	880	Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	136	13	10.4	97.8%	11 (8.1%)	119 (87.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	$21,369			$1,657			$19,712	4.4	7.3	860	20

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.