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)
290100000316	491	West Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	319 West Blvd North	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3670	320	29	10.9	100.0%	123 (38.4%)	108 (33.8%)	26 (8.1%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.6%)	$15,043			$708			$14,335	46.5	21.9	728	237
291029000332	492	Crane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Pirate Ln	Crane	65633	Stone County	Crane R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 723-5300	325	26	12.3	61.2%	312 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$9,193			$2,442			$6,751	46.5	39.4	574	82
292961002047	493	Morgan County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N Oak St	Stover	65078	Morgan County	Morgan County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 377-2219	436	32	13.5	99.8%	416 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,634			$1,345			$9,289	46.4	43.2	534	41
291359000579	494	Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 NW Harley Road	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-4811	274	29	9.4	55.5%	256 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$11,343			$393			$10,950	46.3	75.8	177	317
291548000716	495	Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5435	385	26	15	77.4%	224 (58.2%)	46 (11.9%)	83 (21.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,810			$2,567			$9,243	46.2	49.1	468	27
293144002168	496	Waynesville East Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 State Rd F	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2150	909	59	15.4	42.2%	573 (63.0%)	75 (8.3%)	136 (15.0%)	10 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	15 (1.7%)	93 (10.2%)	$10,899			$1,134			$9,765	46.2	54.1	406	90
292565001507	497	Puxico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	481 N Bedford St	Puxico	63960	Stoddard County	Puxico R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 222-3542	359	30	11.8	55.7%	347 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$9,188			$1,327			$7,861	46.1	60.1	355	142
292280001292	498	West Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1506 NW Englewood Rd	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5210	407	34	12	70.0%	154 (37.8%)	81 (19.9%)	74 (18.2%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	60 (14.7%)	$12,901			$546			$12,355	45.8	54.8	400	98
292370001423	499	Willow Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11022 Schuetz Rd	Creve Coeur	63146	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8018	440	39	11.3	43.0%	130 (29.5%)	174 (39.5%)	50 (11.4%)	20 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.3%)	$14,199						$14,199	45.8	48.5	473	26
291376000604	500	McEowen Elementary	Public	4-5	1901 S Halsey Ave	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4545	289	22	13.4	39.4%	241 (83.4%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$10,859			$421			$10,438	45.7	39	578	78

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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:

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

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

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.