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)
291165000416	481	Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-5	34684 Hwy 10	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9270	192	19	10.2	46.9%	168 (87.5%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$12,898			$794			$12,104	47	59.6	359	122
290986003145	482	Clinton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	709 S 8th Street	Clinton	64735	Henry County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 885-3179	382	26	14.6	55.5%	335 (87.7%)	8 (2.1%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$10,613			$1,411			$9,202	46.9	47.8	481	1
291619000753	483	North Elementary	Public	K-5	285 S Summit	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-8304	382	31	12.1	50.8%	308 (80.6%)	22 (5.8%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$11,528			$601			$10,927	46.8	45.4	503	20
292280001288	484	Oakwood Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 N Flora Av	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5180	221	21	10.3	58.8%	115 (52.0%)	29 (13.1%)	41 (18.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	30 (13.6%)	$14,394			$603			$13,792	46.8	38.4	583	99
290636000157	485	Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	4 N High St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 679-6591	437	34	12.6	55.6%	389 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$9,899			$1,294			$8,604	46.8	36.2	597	112
292055001098	486	Maysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 W Main	Maysville	64469	DeKalb County	Maysville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 449-2284	273	26	10.6	45.8%	260 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,030			$1,060			$9,971	46.8	68	271	215
290738003129	487	Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 E Ninth St	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-2535	327	13	24.6	45.9%	302 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$10,947			$2,420			$8,527	46.8	45.9	499	12
292067002420	488	Forder Elementary	Public	K-5	623 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5600	381	27	14.1	43.8%	302 (79.3%)	18 (4.7%)	16 (4.2%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$12,140			$551			$11,588	46.7	41.1	555	67
291926001042	489	Louisiana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Haley Ave	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 754-6904	338	29	11.8	68.3%	254 (75.1%)	26 (7.7%)	30 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.0%)	$10,365			$561			$9,805	46.7	55.5	395	94
291455000683	490	Hollister Elementary	Public	2-5	1794 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 243-4025	396	28	14.3	67.2%	301 (76.0%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$11,079			$1,975			$9,104	46.6	58.6	368	122

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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:

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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.