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)
291548000721	431	Sycamore Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15208 E 39th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5465	537	31	17.2	58.1%	283 (52.7%)	44 (8.2%)	146 (27.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	49 (9.1%)	$11,058			$2,128			$8,929	52.1	60.2	354	77
291830002669	432	Underwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3280	506	33	15.2	35.0%	300 (59.3%)	103 (20.4%)	46 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.1%)	$12,057			$532			$11,525	52.1	58.9	366	66
291935001045	433	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	18729 Jackal Drive	Marble Hill	63764	Bollinger County	Woodland R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 238-2822	350	26	13.2	70.0%	336 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,007			$1,598			$8,409	52	48.4	475	42
292373001426	434	Peculiar Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E 3rd St	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1650	388	31	12.6	35.6%	322 (83.0%)	14 (3.6%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$10,416			$1,163			$9,253	51.7	53.6	411	23
292886001794	435	Field Elementary	Public	K-5	2120 Barataria	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4800	387	24	16.1	28.7%	304 (78.6%)	16 (4.1%)	26 (6.7%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,619			$2,563			$9,056	51.6	57.6	379	56
291830000984	436	Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	200 N Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-1350	274	21	12.9	50.7%	163 (59.5%)	22 (8.0%)	47 (17.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (13.9%)	$12,781			$889			$11,892	51.6	43.7	526	90
290651000167	437	California Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2161	492	45	10.9	48.6%	398 (80.9%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$9,869			$355			$9,514	51.5	47.1	488	51
291548000725	438	William Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Phelps Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5475	452	26	17.6	75.4%	176 (38.9%)	143 (31.6%)	76 (16.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	46 (10.2%)	$13,108			$3,715			$9,393	51.5	45.2	506	68
291383000620	439	Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Ville Rosa Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4200	287	23	12.2	66.9%	64 (22.3%)	169 (58.9%)	31 (10.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$14,569			$4,763			$9,805	51.5	49.4	467	28
293105002149	440	Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Vosholl Avenue	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6905	344	30	11.6	48.3%	293 (85.2%)	12 (3.5%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$12,397			$624			$11,773	51.5	43.3	530	90

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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

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.