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)
290000401484	501	New Madrid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	955 Us Hwy 61	New Madrid	63869	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 748-5568	280	21	13.4	100.0%	176 (62.9%)	86 (30.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$13,363			$2,776			$10,586	45.6	12.2	803	302
291548002374	502	Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 S Windsor St	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5450	386	23	16.7	76.4%	224 (58.0%)	47 (12.2%)	76 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.3%)	$12,723			$2,310			$10,413	45.6	28.2	680	178
292346002472	503	Truman Elementary	Public	K-4	101 Indian Warpath Dr	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 271-1434	196	18	10.9	39.8%	167 (85.2%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$14,093			$1,255			$12,838	45.5	68.4	261	242
291185000435	504	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4036 State Rte K	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Fairview R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-1063	519	41	12.6	49.5%	479 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,427			$1,658			$7,768	45.5	52.9	421	83
293102001729	505	Sterling Elementary	Public	3-5	522 E Gay	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 747-7478	389	30	13.1	32.4%	294 (75.6%)	14 (3.6%)	25 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (12.1%)	$10,995			$528			$10,467	45.5	47.7	483	22
290462000052	506	Gladden Elementary	Public	K-4	405 Westover Rd	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 489-7530	382	29	13.2	58.6%	220 (57.6%)	46 (12.0%)	76 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	$12,019			$970			$11,049	45.3	41	557	51
290837000236	507	Lewis Clark Elementary	Public	3-5	460 McMenamy Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 397-3111	437	36	12	34.1%	326 (74.6%)	32 (7.3%)	36 (8.2%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$10,843			$591			$10,252	45.2	54	408	99
291908001029	508	Osage County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 897-4226	286	24	11.6	46.5%	278 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,583			$782			$9,801	45.2	38.5	582	74
292886001831	509	Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	732 W Talmage	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5000	250	18	13.8	81.6%	164 (65.6%)	34 (13.6%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (9.2%)	$11,292			$2,671			$8,621	44.8	24.4	710	201
293042002085	510	Triway	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Lentz	Stella	64867	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 628-3227	433	24	17.8	73.7%	343 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$9,302			$1,426			$7,876	44.8	39.1	577	67

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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.

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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.