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)
292523003288	121	Compass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Kentucky	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-0712	553	45	12.3	23.7%	445 (80.5%)	24 (4.3%)	41 (7.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	$10,994			$451			$10,542	82.7	81.9	136	15
292685001627	122	Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Flora Del Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6750	331	23	14.1	7.3%	273 (82.5%)	13 (3.9%)	10 (3.0%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	$12,993			$292			$12,701	82.7	67.7	269	147
292895002681	123	Harvest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Harvest Ridge Dr	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5100	613	45	13.7	23.0%	349 (56.9%)	102 (16.6%)	35 (5.7%)	78 (12.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.7%)	$12,615			$609			$12,006	82.6	73.6	207	84
293201002773	124	Willard East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	518 Kime	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-4639	326	26	12.3	32.5%	308 (94.5%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,742			$1,305			$9,437	82.6	76.8	179	55
291830002867	125	Longview Farm Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 SW Longview Park Dr	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4180	408	26	15.6	6.4%	311 (76.2%)	33 (8.1%)	23 (5.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$11,495			$263			$11,232	82.4	88.3	79	46
292937002034	126	Ste. Genevieve Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Washington St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 883-4500	550	49	11.2	44.4%	501 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$13,936			$2,282			$11,654	82.3	79.6	160	34
292545001471	127	Lake Road Elementary	Public	1-6	986 Hwy Aa	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 785-4392	305	25	12.3	99.0%	219 (71.8%)	48 (15.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$9,465			$1,845			$7,620	82.2	75.1	194	67
291170000428	128	Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 759-2555	521	40	12.8	39.7%	492 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,011			$1,421			$7,590	82.1	78.2	174	46
292358001387	129	Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Henry Ave	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6350	536	34	15.5	8.4%	286 (53.4%)	42 (7.8%)	14 (2.6%)	151 (28.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	$11,819			$640			$11,179	82.1	85.6	96	33
290531002488	130	William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	437	29	14.9	30.4%	321 (73.5%)	42 (9.6%)	39 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	$10,735			$689			$10,046	82.1	72.5	217	87

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.