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)
292928002693	861	Columbia Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 St Louis Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-2750	211	13	16.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	207 (98.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,613			$945			$13,668	7	4.6	878	17
291383000621	862	Grannemann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2324 Redman Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4250	432	35	12.4	73.4%	7 (1.6%)	411 (95.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,783			$4,163			$8,620	7	5.3	870	8
290002903216	863	Guadalupe Centers Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5123 E Truman Road	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 994-0396	791	67	11.8	99.6%	17 (2.1%)	12 (1.5%)	759 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,775			$1,586			$14,189	6.9	5.3	871	8
291629003081	864	Fairview Intermediate	Public	4-6	7053 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	124	8	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	119 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								6.8	7	854	10
291383002858	865	Arrowpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2017 Arrowpoint Dr	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5300	358	29	12.3	77.9%	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$14,696			$4,810			$9,886	6.7	6.3	862	3
292928001587	866	Gateway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-8255	484	37	13.2	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	466 (96.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,589			$808			$13,781	6.7	9.1	832	34
292265003369	867	Bel-Nor	Public	1-5	3101 Nordic Dr.	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	269	16	16.8	100.0%	5 (1.9%)	223 (82.9%)	26 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$17,636			$4,704			$12,932	6.5	6.6	856	11
291383000636	868	Twillman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11831 Bellefontaine Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4850	263	23	11.2	77.9%	2 (0.8%)	236 (89.7%)	11 (4.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,171			$4,701			$8,470	6.3	6	864	4
292928002454	869	Peabody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1224 S 14th St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1533	165	16	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	165 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,417			$732			$24,685	6.3			(n/a)
290057403356	870	Lift For Life Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1920 7th Street	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	201	16	12.8	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	197 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,017			$2,872			$13,145	6.1	2.8	897	27

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.