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)
291050000351	211	Vineland Elementary	Public	K-6	650 Vineland School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-1010	648	58	11.2	49.4%	593 (91.5%)	11 (1.7%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,038			$2,364			$8,674	72.6	63	332	121
292358001382	212	Craig Elementary	Public	K-5	1492 Craig Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6200	389	28	13.8	17.0%	174 (44.7%)	100 (25.7%)	32 (8.2%)	54 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$15,207			$745			$14,462	72.6	65.3	305	93
290817002718	213	Cassville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 847-4010	383	30	12.5	56.1%	340 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,093			$319			$9,773	72.5	71.9	221	8
293153002486	214	Dr. Henry Givens Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N Rock Hill Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6460	259	22	11.8	27.4%	133 (51.4%)	84 (32.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	$15,449			$151			$15,298	72.5	69.8	246	32
293165003149	215	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Mexico Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 332-2923	630	48	13	12.2%	482 (76.5%)	53 (8.4%)	38 (6.0%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$12,014			$494			$11,520	72.3	81.4	139	76
291365000592	216	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Bird St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0768	348	26	13.3	57.2%	287 (82.5%)	23 (6.6%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$8,686			$172			$8,514	72.2	68.5	259	43
290000302459	217	Portageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 379-5706	295	28	10.3	99.3%	207 (70.2%)	54 (18.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	$10,395			$3,052			$7,343	72.2	75.8	192	25
293111002164	218	South Point Elementary	Public	K-6	4328 St. Johns Road	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 231-2700	407	37	10.9	32.9%	375 (92.1%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,922			$1,291			$12,630	72.1	67.5	271	53
290837001883	219	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8970 Mexico Rd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1611	404	35	11.7	23.3%	275 (68.1%)	38 (9.4%)	35 (8.7%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)	$14,391			$911			$13,480	72	80.3	150	69
292280001264	220	Clardy Elementary	Public	K-5	8100 N Troost	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5060	495	31	16.2	40.8%	286 (57.8%)	56 (11.3%)	77 (15.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	55 (11.1%)	$12,690			$580			$12,109	71.9	74.4	197	23

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.