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)
291165000421	471	Cornerstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Wornall Road	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9260	459	33	13.9	47.3%	384 (83.7%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	$11,880			$483			$11,397	48.3	51.2	444	27
292175001202	472	Neelyville Elementary	Public	3-6	289 Broadway St	Neelyville	63954	Butler County	Neelyville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 989-3814	205	16	13	65.9%	192 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$9,120			$2,351			$6,769	48.1	48.2	477	5
292280001290	473	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NE 58th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5190	330	27	12	53.9%	167 (50.6%)	37 (11.2%)	65 (19.7%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	44 (13.3%)	$13,156			$555			$12,601	48	53.4	416	57
292067001121	474	Trautwein Elementary	Public	K-5	5011 Ambs Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6400	370	27	13.5	40.0%	260 (70.3%)	65 (17.6%)	14 (3.8%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$12,362			$617			$11,745	47.8	33.8	624	150
291165000417	475	Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N Jesse James Road	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9290	372	28	13.4	62.4%	314 (84.4%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$12,404			$1,077			$11,328	47.6	32.4	638	163
290840003092	476	Centralia Intermediate	Public	3-5	550 W Lakeview	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-3451	306	19	15.8	27.8%	277 (90.5%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$8,122			$536			$7,586	47.3	52	434	42
292280001291	477	Topping Elementary	Public	K-5	4433 N Topping Av	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5200	331	26	12.7	71.0%	117 (35.3%)	109 (32.9%)	55 (16.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.5%)	$13,605			$574			$13,031	47.3	44.3	518	41
292067001111	478	Bierbaum Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Union Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5500	524	39	13.4	46.4%	369 (70.4%)	65 (12.4%)	18 (3.4%)	49 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$11,683			$545			$11,138	47.1	41.3	550	72
293033002075	479	Tipton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 E Cooper St.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-2213	265	21	12.5	47.5%	248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,926			$4,135			$6,790	47.1	52.1	432	47
291830000978	480	Lee's Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	110 SE Green St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-3340	217	20	10.9	59.4%	111 (51.2%)	57 (26.3%)	21 (9.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	22 (10.1%)	$13,734			$375			$13,358	47	39.4	573	93

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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:

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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.