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)
291545000704	821	Scott City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 264-2131	300	23	12.8	60.3%	270 (90.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$11,865			$2,158			$9,706	11.2	31.9	640	181
291640000863	822	Phillis Wheatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2415 Agnes Ave	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4825	360	33	10.8	100.0%	21 (5.8%)	152 (42.2%)	167 (46.4%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$20,220			$3,989			$16,232	11.1	8.9	837	15
291332000565	823	Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	409 Montgomery	Greenfield	65661	Dade County	Greenfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 637-5921	219	21	10.3	61.2%	206 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$10,790			$32			$10,758	11	28.3	679	144
292928002829	824	Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	351	33	10.6	100.0%	92 (26.2%)	153 (43.6%)	44 (12.5%)	36 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.1%)	$18,702			$889			$17,813	11	22.6	721	103
291314000549	825	Butcher-Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5302 E 140th	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5400	272	23	12	78.7%	45 (16.5%)	119 (43.8%)	84 (30.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.0%)	$15,904			$185			$15,719	11	16	767	58
290002502748	826	Allen Village Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	3-5	706 W 42nd St	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	102	8	12.3	89.2%	6 (5.9%)	26 (25.5%)	65 (63.7%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,167			$2,023			$12,144	10.9	9.8	821	5
291437000666	827	Higbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Evans St	Higbee	65257	Randolph County	Higbee R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 456-7206	111	10	11.1	49.5%	100 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.2%)	$13,632			$3,802			$9,830	10.4			(n/a)
290001602746	828	Genesis School Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3800 E 44th St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Genesis School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 921-0775	209	18	11.4	98.6%	6 (2.9%)	180 (86.1%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$19,095			$3,106			$15,989	10.3	7.9	846	18
291640001718	829	Ac Prep Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6410 Swope Parkway	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-7704	367	35	10.4	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	327 (89.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.4%)	$20,834			$3,288			$17,547	10.2	12.9	796	33
291434003246	830	Ervin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10530 Greenwood Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8400	641	44	14.6	100.0%	52 (8.1%)	404 (63.0%)	122 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.5%)	$14,057			$4,348			$9,709	10.2	9	834	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

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

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.