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)
291640000837	771	James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5810 Scarritt	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3650	207	23	9.1	98.6%	17 (8.2%)	25 (12.1%)	134 (64.7%)	26 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$22,068			$3,551			$18,517	15.4	10.3	820	49
292928003193	772	Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning	Public	3-5	2516 S. 9th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-5720	151	13	11.6	98.0%	14 (9.3%)	130 (86.1%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,029			$826			$18,203	15.3	6.7	866	94
291140000406	773	Clarence Cannon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	188 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	313	26	12.1	54.0%	278 (88.8%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,154			$1,869			$10,285	15	28.4	664	109
292664001569	774	Kratz Elementary	Public	K-5	4301 Edmundson Rd	Saint Louis	63134	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6360	538	41	13	99.4%	69 (12.8%)	270 (50.2%)	140 (26.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)	$12,196			$1,065			$11,131	15	22.1	721	53
292836001749	775	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	211	19	10.8	100.0%	166 (78.7%)	9 (4.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	$11,723			$1,582			$10,141	14.9	18.6	752	23
291518000691	776	Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10286 State Rte 17	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Glenwood R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-4849	236	22	10.5	53.0%	234 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,415			$1,702			$8,713	14.7	28.3	665	111
291640000848	777	Longfellow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2830 Holmes	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-5325	231	19	12.3	98.7%	36 (15.6%)	156 (67.5%)	20 (8.7%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	$18,675			$3,651			$15,024	14.6	21.4	726	51
290100000298	778	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Woodland Dr	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3580	419	34	12.4	67.5%	123 (29.4%)	137 (32.7%)	86 (20.5%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.6%)	$13,334			$729			$12,605	14.5	9.3	833	55
292706001663	779	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	705 S 31st St	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4270	315	23	13.4	99.0%	194 (61.6%)	22 (7.0%)	34 (10.8%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	53 (16.8%)	$10,920			$394			$10,526	14.3	6.9	864	85
291145000408	780	Eminence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W Hwy 106	Eminence	65466	Shannon County	Eminence R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 226-3281	135	11	12.7	2.2%	134 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,927			$4,470			$6,458	14.1			(n/a)

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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.