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)
291782000942	11	Conway Elementary	Public	K-4	9900 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-2878	408	32	12.7	6.1%	257 (63.0%)	23 (5.6%)	13 (3.2%)	69 (16.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.3%)	$15,125			$111			$15,014	97.8	97.6	9	2
292892001843	12	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-4	625 S 6th St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4650	189	19	9.8	38.1%	121 (64.0%)	27 (14.3%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.3%)	$20,447			$1,337			$19,110	97.4	97.3	11	1
291326000562	13	Green Forest Elementary	Public	K-8	6111 Hwy F	Salem	65560	Dent County	Green Forest R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-3902	155	15	10.3	52.3%	153 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,287			$1,869			$8,418	97.2	99.4	2	11
290531000083	14	James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	447	32	14	46.8%	266 (59.5%)	81 (18.1%)	53 (11.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	$10,333			$635			$9,698	97.1	92.4	41	27
290531002836	15	Voy Spears Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	201 NE Anderson	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3720	565	36	15.8	11.0%	408 (72.2%)	56 (9.9%)	47 (8.3%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.5%)	$10,732			$928			$9,804	96.8	96.4	14	1
293153002192	16	Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	9130 Big Bend Blvd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6444	289	24	11.9	4.5%	261 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$12,871			$84			$12,786	96.8	93.7	32	16
293153002190	17	Avery Elementary	Public	K-5	909 Bompart Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6425	386	30	12.8	9.6%	317 (82.1%)	28 (7.3%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$13,170			$81			$13,089	96.4	94.4	25	8
292685002567	18	Kehrs Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 Kehrs Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6050	593	37	16.1	4.7%	433 (73.0%)	24 (4.0%)	36 (6.1%)	83 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$10,917			$367			$10,551	96.2	93.9	29	11
293153002191	19	Bristol Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Gray Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6433	388	27	14.1	6.4%	336 (86.6%)	12 (3.1%)	15 (3.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$13,948			$228			$13,720	96.2	94.7	22	3
292253001651	20	Mathews Elementary	Public	K-4	605 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6520	453	36	12.4	31.1%	379 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	$10,180			$1,053			$9,127	96	96.2	15	5

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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:

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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.