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)
290320000024	621	Archie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 W State Rte A	Archie	64725	Cass County	Archie R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 293-5312	241	17	14.2	32.4%	217 (90.0%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$10,756			$1,214			$9,542	34	61.4	341	280
292355001370	622	Line Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis Dr	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4320	351	30	11.5	47.0%	212 (60.4%)	67 (19.1%)	31 (8.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	$16,122			$1,087			$15,035	34	37.7	587	35
292184001122	623	Truman Elementary	Public	3-5	901 W Ashland	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2080	501	37	13.6	59.1%	446 (89.0%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.6%)	$8,776			$722			$8,054	33.8	39.3	576	47
290100002279	624	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2345 Howell Mountain Drive	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3880	469	32	14.6	47.5%	260 (55.4%)	88 (18.8%)	32 (6.8%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.5%)	$13,933			$612			$13,321	33.8	36.2	598	26
293075002122	625	Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 Broadway	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 323-4266	287	28	10.4	66.9%	276 (96.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,473			$3,544			$6,929	33.7	19.5	740	115
291923001039	626	Lone Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Bynum	Lone Jack	64070	Jackson County	Lone Jack C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 697-3539	341	25	13.6	9.7%	320 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,951			$983			$9,968	33.6	42.5	539	87
290732000194	627	Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	241	29	8.3	39.8%	218 (90.5%)	18 (7.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,791			$2,483			$9,308	33.6			(n/a)
290285000001	628	Adrian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Houston	Adrian	64720	Bates County	Adrian R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 297-2158	327	26	12.6	34.6%	303 (92.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,874			$1,655			$8,218	33.5	58.1	374	254
291428002464	629	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	273	22	12.1	43.2%	246 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$9,827			$2,029			$7,798	33.5	44.1	520	109
293168002543	630	West Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1136 Allen St	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	776	65	11.9	69.7%	683 (88.0%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (6.3%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$12,996			$1,611			$11,385	33.4	26.6	693	63

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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.