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)
291230000497	111	Antonia Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 Hwy M	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 942-2181	474	37	12.8	24.7%	440 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$10,443			$502			$9,941	84.6	84.1	114	3
292685001626	112	Pond Elementary	Public	K-5	17200 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3225	405	28	14.7	12.3%	326 (80.5%)	17 (4.2%)	14 (3.5%)	31 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$12,621			$292			$12,329	84.5	85.7	98	14
292937002031	113	Bloomsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6279 Us Hwy 61	Bloomsdale	63627	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 883-4500	355	27	13	44.5%	341 (96.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,911			$2,544			$11,367	84.4	86.5	90	23
292001002860	114	Mrh Elementary	Public	3-6	7314 Glades Avenue	Richmond Heights	63117	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 644-4403	411	39	10.5	30.7%	268 (65.2%)	67 (16.3%)	28 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	$14,155			$620			$13,535	84.2	74.7	190	76
293201002244	115	Willard North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	409 Farmer Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-2597	318	30	10.4	41.2%	293 (92.1%)	7 (2.2%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,238			$896			$12,342	84.1	85.1	101	14
290712002722	116	Blanchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1829 N Sprigg St	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-3030	303	28	10.8	100.0%	151 (49.8%)	83 (27.4%)	15 (5.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.2%)	$10,713			$1,162			$9,551	84.1			(n/a)
292355002841	117	Hawthorn Elementary	Public	K-5	8200 N Chariton	Kansas City	64152	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4390	429	32	13.4	21.9%	315 (73.4%)	50 (11.7%)	41 (9.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,869			$781			$12,088	83.9	87.1	83	34
290876000259	118	Dewey Elementary	Public	4-5	905 Dickinson Street	Chillicothe	64601	Livingston County	Chillicothe R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 646-4255	254	18	14.1	44.9%	222 (87.4%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	$8,870			$1,169			$7,702	83.8	79	153	35
292316001329	119	Orchard Farm Elementary	Public	K-5	2135 Hwy V	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 757-8700	655	47	14	28.1%	481 (73.4%)	54 (8.2%)	65 (9.9%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	$13,971			$924			$13,046	83.7	86.3	92	27
292283002021	120	North Platte Intermediate	Public	3-5	900 Lewis	Edgerton	64444	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 790-3622	107	10	10.9	28.0%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,358			$273			$11,085	83.6	67.1	284	164

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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.