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)
291092003301	331	Doniphan Intermediate	Public	3-5	904 Elm Street	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 996-3667	329	26	12.7	100.0%	304 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$8,109			$570			$7,539	61.6	47.9	480	149
291548000713	332	John W. Luff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 S Delaware Ave	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5415	343	24	14.2	69.4%	156 (45.5%)	48 (14.0%)	92 (26.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (10.2%)	$12,684			$2,115			$10,569	61.4	60.7	346	14
292289001304	333	House Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	4380 Gravois Rd	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 671-3360	450	32	13.9	47.6%	406 (90.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,265			$845			$10,419	61.4	62.3	329	4
291230000503	334	Rockport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3871 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-2010	393	32	12.2	32.3%	349 (88.8%)	8 (2.0%)	16 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,143			$714			$11,429	61.4	63.8	314	20
293186002230	335	Westran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Depot St	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 277-3666	327	29	11.2	59.3%	292 (89.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$14,278			$828			$13,450	61.4	44.9	511	176
292892003199	336	Blackhurst Elementary	Public	K-4	2000 Elm Street	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4500	234	30	7.7	47.0%	144 (61.5%)	30 (12.8%)	50 (21.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	$17,421			$1,455			$15,966	61.3	40.4	565	229
291191000438	337	Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	9 Summit Dr	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1360	334	26	13	52.4%	320 (95.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,410			$1,687			$8,723	61.2	79.6	145	192
292533002803	338	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	3-4	327 N McKissock	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2220	302	22	13.4	22.8%	266 (88.1%)	4 (1.3%)	20 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$10,093			$863			$9,230	61.2	54.8	401	63
291619000758	339	West Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dix Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3195	339	25	13.3	52.8%	218 (64.3%)	55 (16.2%)	18 (5.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	$11,954			$313			$11,640	61.1	58	376	37
291640003257	340	Hale Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7302 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1601	354	25	13.8	100.0%	195 (55.1%)	86 (24.3%)	29 (8.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	32 (9.0%)	$19,296			$3,481			$15,815	61.1	58.2	371	31

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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.

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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.