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)
293165002652	341	Boone Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	555 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3830	516	44	11.6	13.8%	428 (82.9%)	21 (4.1%)	25 (4.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$14,191			$567			$13,624	61	73.4	205	136
291230002593	342	Lone Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Tomahawk Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1470	402	36	11	36.3%	342 (85.1%)	9 (2.2%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$12,111			$707			$11,404	61	62.4	328	14
291619000746	343	Belair Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Belair	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3155	362	28	12.8	53.9%	223 (61.6%)	60 (16.6%)	45 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	$10,418			$535			$9,883	60.8	60.8	344	1
293168002217	344	South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3209 Us Hwy 160	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-2836	183	15	12.4	59.6%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$11,403			$1,186			$10,217	60.6			(n/a)
292886001801	345	Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2403 S Holland	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4100	232	19	12.5	75.0%	150 (64.7%)	14 (6.0%)	37 (15.9%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	$13,590			$2,480			$11,110	60.6	34.8	612	267
290327000026	346	Bois D'Arc Elementary	Public	4-6	10315 W State Hwy T	Bois D Arc	65612	Greene County	Ash Grove R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-2203	167	12	13.9	48.5%	152 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	$7,596			$1,061			$6,536	60.5	65.3	301	45
291083000367	347	Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 N Pine Street	Dixon	65459	Pulaski County	Dixon R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 759-7163	377	31	12	45.1%	346 (91.8%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,290			$1,871			$8,418	60.4	60.4	352	5
291254002524	348	Fredericktown Intermediate	Public	3-5	905 E Hwy 72	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 783-6455	387	30	13	60.2%	367 (94.8%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$8,970			$1,432			$7,539	60.2	64.4	309	39
291443000673	349	Hillsboro Elementary	Public	3-4	13 Hawk Dr	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Hillsboro R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 789-0040	467	31	15	42.0%	433 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$9,764			$369			$9,395	60	66.9	287	62
291824000965	350	West County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Chariton Ave	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 562-7535	412	33	12.5	61.9%	401 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,745			$1,864			$8,881	60	63.8	313	37

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.