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)
291638000794	591	Black Hawk Elementary	Public	K-5	751 W Chestnut	Kahoka	63445	Clark County	Clark County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 727-3318	368	32	11.5	58.7%	345 (93.8%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,543			$482			$9,062	36.7	45.4	502	89
290000201641	592	South Harrison Elementary	Public	K-4	2213 Beekman	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 425-8061	279	31	9	60.9%	260 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$11,049			$2,114			$8,935	36.6			(n/a)
291830002291	593	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	501 SE Todd George Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-2280	601	44	13.7	37.8%	370 (61.6%)	87 (14.5%)	59 (9.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (12.1%)	$14,016			$832			$13,183	36.5	46.5	495	98
292853002670	594	Central Elementary	Public	1-6	611 Beasley Rd	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4781	270	21	12.5	100.0%	160 (59.3%)	66 (24.4%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	$11,832			$68			$11,764	36.5	26	699	105
293084002129	595	Morgan County Elementary	Public	K-5	913 W Newton	Versailles	65084	Morgan County	Morgan County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 378-4272	522	46	11.3	65.7%	479 (91.8%)	6 (1.1%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,580			$3,336			$9,243	36.5	42.7	536	59
292706001672	596	Skaith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 Schoolside Ln	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4370	424	27	15.5	100.0%	251 (59.2%)	32 (7.5%)	54 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	77 (18.2%)	$10,612			$544			$10,068	36.3	41.7	546	50
291173000430	597	Fair Play Elementary	Public	K-6	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 654-2233	188	17	10.8	100.0%	176 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$10,972			$3,391			$7,581	35.8	39.8	571	26
292793001720	598	Seymour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E Center	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-2234	316	36	8.8	49.4%	290 (91.8%)	14 (4.4%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,749			$2,280			$8,470	35.6	43.7	527	71
292529001457	599	Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	603 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 539-2187	360	30	12.1	41.4%	311 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.3%)	$13,707			$3,323			$10,384	35.6	44.6	514	85
291700000940	600	Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	521	36	14.4	99.4%	492 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$8,823			$677			$8,146	35.6	36.2	596	4

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.