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)
292265003189	871	Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-8	3883 Jennings Station Road	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0850	316	12	26.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	303 (95.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,845			$4,109			$11,736	6	3.7	889	18
292928002026	872	Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	268	19	14.1	100.0%	24 (9.0%)	155 (57.8%)	65 (24.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$19,518			$1,466			$18,051	5.9	5.6	867	5
292928001986	873	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-0420	219	18	12.1	100.0%	31 (14.2%)	107 (48.9%)	64 (29.2%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$19,004			$1,318			$17,687	5.8	4	887	14
291201000466	874	Griffith Elementary	Public	3-5	200 Day Dr	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 521-5971	288	16	18	99.0%	5 (1.7%)	252 (87.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$13,139			$1,853			$11,286	5.6	9.1	831	43
291640003082	875	M. L. King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Woodland Avenue	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2475	746	40	18.6	100.0%	34 (4.6%)	560 (75.1%)	103 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	34 (4.6%)	$19,282			$3,226			$16,057	5.6	6.5	858	17
292928002789	876	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 535-3910	155	14	11	100.0%	7 (4.5%)	139 (89.7%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,819			$763			$17,057	5.5	8.4	842	34
291201003367	877	Berkeley Elementary School	Public	3-5	8300 Frost Avenue	Berkeley	63134	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 524-3883	365	25	14.4	99.2%	2 (0.5%)	299 (81.9%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$14,497			$2,017			$12,480	5.5	6.7	855	22
290002802749	878	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-0114	422	34	12.4	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	391 (92.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	$16,796			$823			$15,973	5.5	8.4	840	38
292667001581	879	Koch Elementary	Public	K-5	1910 Exuma	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-3029	311	20	15.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	298 (95.8%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,552			$2,382			$8,170	5.3	3.4	892	13
292928002000	880	Sigel Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2050 Allen Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-0010	183	20	9.1	100.0%	9 (4.9%)	159 (86.9%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	$18,186			$1,013			$17,173	5.3	4.8	875	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 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.