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)
292280002731	171	Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	9201 N Indiana	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5170	672	42	15.9	15.0%	479 (71.3%)	59 (8.8%)	52 (7.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.2%)	$12,517			$548			$11,969	77.5	79.9	141	30
293153002486	172	Dr. Henry Givens Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N Rock Hill Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6460	289	24	12.1	32.5%	152 (52.6%)	97 (33.6%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	$15,449			$151			$15,298	77.1	72.5	214	42
292373002913	173	Creekmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Creekmoor Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1675	385	30	12.7	19.0%	230 (59.7%)	36 (9.4%)	69 (17.9%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$12,004			$807			$11,197	77.1	79.6	146	27
291869001025	174	Sappington Elementary	Public	K-5	11011 Gravois Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2460	503	34	14.6	12.7%	407 (80.9%)	12 (2.4%)	24 (4.8%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$10,870			$238			$10,632	77	77.3	162	12
291170000428	175	Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 759-2555	534	41	13.1	36.3%	499 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$9,011			$1,421			$7,590	77	82.1	128	47
291869003306	176	Dressel Elementary School	Public	K-5	10911 Tesson Ferry Road	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2485	628	43	14.7	16.9%	503 (80.1%)	20 (3.2%)	27 (4.3%)	32 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.8%)	$10,531			$198			$10,333	77	62.3	331	155
292358001396	177	River Bend Elementary	Public	K-5	224 River Valley Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6650	377	30	12.5	19.4%	200 (53.1%)	84 (22.3%)	18 (4.8%)	40 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.8%)	$12,422			$520			$11,902	76.9	76.3	174	3
291623001725	178	Telegraph Intermediate	Public	3-5	1265 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-6530	231	17	13.7	26.8%	217 (93.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$12,061			$762			$11,299	76.8	53.7	410	232
291683000931	179	Knob Noster Elementary	Public	K-5	405 E Wimer	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 563-3019	512	36	14.4	42.6%	386 (75.4%)	19 (3.7%)	36 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	21 (4.1%)	42 (8.2%)	$9,530			$1,140			$8,390	76.8	62.6	324	145
290531000080	180	Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 Clark Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3640	420	34	12.3	46.0%	266 (63.3%)	51 (12.1%)	46 (11.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)	$10,926			$677			$10,250	76.7	89.1	66	114

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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:

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

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.