Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Missouri elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! Missouri MAP test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Missouri test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
292280001264	321	Clardy Elementary	Public	K-5	8100 N Troost	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5060	496	32	15.4	46.0%	291 (58.7%)	54 (10.9%)	72 (14.5%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	63 (12.7%)	$12,690			$580			$12,109	62.6	71.9	220	101
292100001146	322	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	108 S Hwy 39	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 452-3512	305	22	13.5	63.6%	288 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	$9,736			$2,163			$7,573	62.6	51.4	442	120
290462000053	323	Wilckens STEAM Academy @Hillcrest	Public	K-6	106 S Hillcrest Rd	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1130	482	30	15.8	46.9%	322 (66.8%)	31 (6.4%)	76 (15.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	$11,272			$914			$10,358	62.3	68.2	268	55
290594000137	324	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	128 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 258-2241	383	31	12.5	44.6%	345 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,029			$1,978			$10,051	62.3	77.3	163	161
291822000964	325	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	307 W Moss St	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 580-7272	393	31	12.7	28.2%	371 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,783			$1,343			$8,440	62.2	53.1	418	93
292689001635	326	Rolla Middle	Public	4-6	1111 Soest Rd	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 458-0120	840	52	16.1	47.1%	694 (82.6%)	37 (4.4%)	37 (4.4%)	26 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$8,452			$1,023			$7,429	62.1	58.7	367	41
290576003235	327	Cedar Ridge Intermediate	Public	4-6	308 Cedar Ridge Drive	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-5137	479	36	13.4	66.6%	297 (62.0%)	18 (3.8%)	103 (21.5%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.3%)	$9,940			$479			$9,461	62	72.7	210	117
291255000517	328	Bartley Elementary	Public	K-5	603 S Bus 54	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 590-8300	252	20	12.7	46.0%	196 (77.8%)	18 (7.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.7%)	$12,250			$1,968			$10,281	61.9	49.1	469	141
291614000744	329	Jasper County Elementary	Public	K-6	201 W Mercer St	Jasper	64755	Jasper County	Jasper County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 394-2301	235	20	11.6	44.7%	219 (93.2%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$9,197			$574			$8,623	61.7	61.7	337	8
293231002265	330	Wright City West Elementary	Public	2-5	100 Wildcat Dr	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 745-7400	523	39	13.5	46.1%	393 (75.1%)	21 (4.0%)	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)	$12,046			$1,582			$10,464	61.6	57.2	383	53

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Missouri

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MO student subgroups:

African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Gifted and Talented Students

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:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.