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)
291011000323	511	Ezard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 S Shiloh Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 589-2171	414	32	13.1	52.7%	397 (95.9%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,652			$918			$8,733	44.7	50.7	449	62
291619000755	512	South Elementary	Public	K-5	707 Linden Dr	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3185	321	28	11.3	99.4%	118 (36.8%)	131 (40.8%)	17 (5.3%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.0%)	$12,068			$415			$11,654	44.6	34.6	613	101
292988002062	513	Sweet Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E. Marshall	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 335-6348	204	21	9.4	43.6%	198 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,013			$4,340			$7,672	44.5	40.8	561	48
292355003221	514	Tiffany Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5301 NW Old Tiffany Springs Rd	Kansas City	64154	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4400	471	36	13.2	30.6%	254 (53.9%)	93 (19.7%)	62 (13.2%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.3%)	24 (5.1%)	$13,434			$950			$12,484	44.4	50.2	453	61
290708000181	515	Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 288-5216	288	25	11.4	39.6%	268 (93.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$11,219			$896			$10,323	44.4	39.6	572	57
292049001093	516	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	1-4	418 E Second St	Maryville	64468	Nodaway County	Maryville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 562-3233	342	33	10.4	48.8%	305 (89.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,279			$1,375			$11,905	44.3	54.4	403	113
292706001669	517	Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3923 Pickett Rd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4330	277	24	11.7	100.0%	199 (71.8%)	9 (3.2%)	29 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	34 (12.3%)	$11,114			$745			$10,369	44.3	28.4	678	161
290291000005	518	Gotsch Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8348 S Laclede Station Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 842-1238	541	42	12.8	29.4%	412 (76.2%)	35 (6.5%)	33 (6.1%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$11,655			$30			$11,625	44.2	51.8	435	83
290837002492	519	Dardenne Elementary	Public	K-5	2621 Hwy K	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 978-4001	414	40	10.3	48.3%	258 (62.3%)	23 (5.6%)	74 (17.9%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.4%)	$12,909			$985			$11,924	43.9	59.1	363	156
291122003382	520	East Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Wilkinson St	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 649-3521	404	36	11.3	100.0%	370 (91.6%)	12 (3.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$8,879			$564			$8,316	43.9	34	622	102

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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.

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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.