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)
291383000613	721	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6255 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4000	373	27	13.6	76.9%	29 (7.8%)	285 (76.4%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	$13,187			$4,525			$8,662	21	17.3	756	35
291314000554	722	Martin City Elementary	Public	K-8	201 E 133rd St	Kansas City	64145	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5700	640	55	11.7	75.2%	130 (20.3%)	226 (35.3%)	242 (37.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	$15,543			$568			$14,974	21	29.8	660	62
291836000986	723	Leeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main	Leeton	64761	Johnson County	Leeton R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 653-4731	150	11	13.4	53.3%	144 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,789			$1,183			$9,606	21	24.9	706	17
292664001575	724	Wyland Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Brown Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6460	518	35	14.5	100.0%	109 (21.0%)	203 (39.2%)	149 (28.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	$12,246			$946			$11,301	20.9	24.5	708	16
292817001733	725	Sheldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 E Gene Lathrop Dr	Sheldon	64784	Vernon County	Sheldon R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 884-5113	116	12	9.4	44.8%	112 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,851			$1,389			$10,462	20.9			(n/a)
290060503224	726	Momentum Academy Tower Grve South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3716 Morganford Rd.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 571-5762	238	14	16.7	100.0%	4 (1.7%)	158 (66.4%)	36 (15.1%)	21 (8.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$14,965			$3,385			$11,579	20.8	13	793	67
291338000568	727	Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	185 Walnut Street	Greenville	63944	Wayne County	Greenville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 224-5000	284	22	12.6	62.3%	272 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,056			$2,390			$8,666	20.7	20.3	735	8
291640000818	728	Carver Dual Language School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4600 Elmwood Ave	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-4925	455	35	12.9	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	95 (20.9%)	332 (73.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$18,443			$3,621			$14,823	20.6	15.9	768	40
291362000584	729	Hancock Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 S Broadway	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 544-1300	618	47	13	100.0%	342 (55.3%)	133 (21.5%)	71 (11.5%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.5%)	$16,368			$689			$15,678	20.4	20.4	734	5
291052002520	730	Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	Henry County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 644-2281	218	20	10.9	68.3%	199 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,119			$1,611			$8,508	20.3	31.6	645	85

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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

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.