Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 906)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
292289001303	411	High Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 High Ridge Blvd	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 677-3996	354	29	12	52.0%	315 (89.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$13,043			$1,662			$11,380	53.4	48	479	68
292757001692	412	Minnie Cline Elementary	Public	K-5	808 W Price	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 324-3915	613	40	15.1	38.5%	578 (94.3%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$8,053			$73			$7,979	53.4	49.7	463	51
293102002513	413	Martin Warren Elementary	Public	3-5	105 S Maguire	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 747-7160	376	30	12.6	38.0%	279 (74.2%)	21 (5.6%)	23 (6.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	38 (10.1%)	$11,962			$1,071			$10,892	53.4	41.1	556	143
292154001184	414	Birch Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 W Old Hwy 60 East	Birch Tree	65548	Howell County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 292-3106	168	18	9.4	75.0%	163 (97.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,019			$1,625			$7,393	53.2			(n/a)
291854002863	415	Liberty Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 N Farley Ave	Kansas City	64158	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5600	514	40	12.7	31.3%	305 (59.3%)	63 (12.3%)	66 (12.8%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.1%)	$12,786			$251			$12,535	53.2	56.2	393	22
292880001778	416	Highlandville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Kentling Ave	Highlandville	65669	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 443-3361	369	29	12.5	42.0%	338 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.4%)	$10,091			$1,181			$8,909	53.1	50.9	447	31
292289001306	417	Maple Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7887 Dittmer Ridge Rd	Dittmer	63023	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 274-5327	428	29	14.6	48.1%	397 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$11,213			$750			$10,463	53	75	186	231
292313001326	418	Oran Elementary School	Public	K-6	310 Church St	Oran	63771	Scott County	Oran R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 262-3435	143	12	12	55.9%	125 (87.4%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$8,899			$1,066			$7,833	52.9			(n/a)
293036002079	419	S.M Rissler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	804 W 4th Terr	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 359-2228	438	37	11.6	49.1%	403 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,557			$2,955			$8,603	52.9	47	492	73
291155000410	420	Eugene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14803 Hwy 17	Eugene	65032	Cole County	Cole County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 498-4002	346	28	12.2	25.1%	333 (96.2%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,515			$1,310			$8,205	52.7	59.2	361	59

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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 November 26, 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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.