Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

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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)
290061203286	651	Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3435 Broadway	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	233	19	12.4	66.1%	67 (28.8%)	101 (43.3%)	30 (12.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.4%)	$14,445			$1,248			$13,196	30.6	17.5	753	102
292886001782	652	Bissett Elementary	Public	K-5	3014 W Calhoun	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2800	204	18	11.3	86.8%	121 (59.3%)	36 (17.6%)	20 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.3%)	$13,437			$3,016			$10,422	30.5	25.6	700	48
292886001820	653	Robberson Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 E Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1800	165	13	12.4	84.2%	103 (62.4%)	20 (12.1%)	29 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.3%)	$15,438			$3,810			$11,628	30.4	29.3	666	13
291032000334	654	Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33300 S Sherwood Dr	Creighton	64739	Henry County	Sherwood Cass R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 499-2202	359	29	12.3	47.1%	328 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,274			$482			$9,791	30.3	35.4	607	47
293099002140	655	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E College	Walnut Grove	65770	Greene County	Walnut Grove R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 788-2543	147	11	13.5	46.3%	136 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$10,047			$2,926			$7,121	30.1			(n/a)
291008000321	656	Concordia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 SW 4th St	Concordia	64020	Lafayette County	Concordia R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 463-2261	244	23	10.8	41.0%	229 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,208			$1,978			$10,230	30	34.9	611	45
292523003086	657	Pathfinder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 NW 87th Terr	Kansas City	64154	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 436-6670	407	31	12.9	37.6%	215 (52.8%)	90 (22.1%)	55 (13.5%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,506			$364			$10,143	29.9	52.1	433	224
292181001203	658	Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 Carl Sweeney Pkwy	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8610	542	38	14.2	71.2%	281 (51.8%)	2 (0.4%)	137 (25.3%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	67 (12.4%)	44 (8.1%)	$9,282			$1,271			$8,010	29.6	43.8	524	134
291229003103	659	Indian Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64016	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7645	357	28	12.5	52.1%	203 (56.9%)	64 (17.9%)	50 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (8.1%)	$11,842			$1,309			$10,533	29.6	39.8	570	89
291914001032	660	Lockwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Locust	Lockwood	65682	Dade County	Lockwood R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 232-4528	143	14	9.9	54.5%	141 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,258			$4,562			$5,696	29.4	39.4	575	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:

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.