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)
293066002109	681	Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4451	268	27	10	100.0%	36 (13.4%)	201 (75.0%)	15 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$19,548			$2,790			$16,759	28.1	31.9	631	50
290705000179	682	Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 246-3109	292	21	13.6	61.3%	257 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$10,373			$3,820			$6,554	28	29.2	657	25
291848000998	683	Leslie Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 S 20th St	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 259-4341	405	28	14.5	59.0%	333 (82.2%)	11 (2.7%)	27 (6.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)								28	31.8	633	50
290699000172	684	Hurricane Deck Elementary	Public	K-4	59 American Legion Drive	Sunrise Beach	65079	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 374-5369	155	15	10.5	54.8%	124 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.7%)	$13,093			$931			$12,161	28			(n/a)
292607001519	685	Fleetridge Elementary	Public	K-5	13001 E 55th St	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7220	315	24	12.9	64.8%	84 (26.7%)	123 (39.0%)	61 (19.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)	$15,003			$2,179			$12,823	27.9	19	749	64
292928002570	686	Ames Visual/Perf. Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Hadley	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-7165	158	10	15.8	98.1%	3 (1.9%)	155 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,475			$924			$17,551	27.8	7.6	855	169
290846000247	687	Chaffee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Elliott Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 887-3244	336	29	11.5	47.0%	320 (95.2%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,586			$1,333			$8,254	27.7	23	711	24
292353001363	688	Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Cleveland	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 289-0980	258	21	12	39.5%	240 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$11,782			$1,747			$10,034	27.7	49.2	464	224
291640002529	689	Gladstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	335 N Elmwood	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3285	372	31	11.9	99.2%	46 (12.4%)	98 (26.3%)	155 (41.7%)	60 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,389			$3,316			$17,073	27.5	28.8	661	28
292928001889	690	Buder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5319 Lansdowne Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 352-4343	403	29	14.1	99.3%	171 (42.4%)	140 (34.7%)	56 (13.9%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$19,412			$1,116			$18,296	27.3	22.8	712	22

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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.