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)
291640000879	881	Troost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1215 E 59th St	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1700	251	24	10.5	98.8%	11 (4.4%)	213 (84.9%)	19 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	$20,043			$3,975			$16,069	4.3	6.6	869	12
292667002627	882	Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	174 Shepley Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-4561	274	15	18.2	98.9%	6 (2.2%)	261 (95.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,987			$2,305			$7,683	4.3	2.6	908	26
292928003211	883	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Bell	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1464	118	10	11.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	116 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,916			$589			$18,327	4.2			(n/a)
291640002602	884	B. Banneker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7050 Askew	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1850	390	30	13	99.2%	23 (5.9%)	322 (82.6%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	$17,593			$3,228			$14,365	4.2	3.4	901	17
292265002850	885	Lucas Crossing Elementary Complex	Public	1-8	7837 Natural Bridge Rd	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0297	636	36	17.4	99.5%	5 (0.8%)	587 (92.3%)	22 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$15,298			$4,302			$10,996	4.1	3.6	898	13
292667001582	886	Lemasters Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Crown Point	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-8192	295	11	27.4	99.0%	2 (0.7%)	285 (96.6%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,796			$2,481			$6,314	4	4.4	892	6
292928001986	887	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-0420	238	14	17	98.7%	35 (14.7%)	125 (52.5%)	62 (26.1%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$19,004			$1,318			$17,687	4	7.6	856	31
292928000444	888	Hickey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3111 Cora Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-2550	273	19	14.3	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	271 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,109			$751			$15,357	3.8	3.2	903	15
292265003189	889	Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-8	3883 Jennings Station Road	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0850	397	23	17.2	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	380 (95.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,845			$4,109			$11,736	3.7	4.4	894	5
292667000726	890	Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	9926 Fonda Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4845	429	23	18.8	99.3%	6 (1.4%)	415 (96.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,116			$2,048			$7,068	3.7	5.7	885	5

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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.