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)
292783002640	451	Skyline Elementary	Public	K-4	2505 W 32nd St	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-8087	489	36	13.5	51.5%	389 (79.6%)	13 (2.7%)	38 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	$10,128			$1,575			$8,553	50.3	67.7	277	174
292355002025	452	Prairie Point Elementary	Public	K-5	8101 NW Belvidere Pkwy	Kansas City	64152	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4380	437	33	13.2	31.8%	290 (66.4%)	47 (10.8%)	48 (11.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.6%)	$14,813			$542			$14,272	50.1	60.4	351	101
292067001112	453	Blades Elementary	Public	K-5	5140 Patterson Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7300	433	24	17.7	27.7%	361 (83.4%)	32 (7.4%)	18 (4.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$9,166			$453			$8,713	49.9	45	510	57
292982002060	454	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4485 Sunrise School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Sunrise R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-6660	316	30	10.7	47.2%	296 (93.7%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$10,912			$871			$10,040	49.8	53.6	412	42
292616003034	455	Reeds Spring Elementary	Public	2-4	300 Wolves Ln	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 272-1735	348	32	10.7	59.8%	300 (86.2%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$11,539			$1,577			$9,962	49.7	53.1	417	38
292373003024	456	Eagle Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	100 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1750	422	32	13.2	28.4%	270 (64.0%)	75 (17.8%)	41 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$11,915			$856			$11,059	49.7	60.8	343	113
290825000228	457	Red Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10781 Oak St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4200	223	21	10.6	54.7%	80 (35.9%)	91 (40.8%)	30 (13.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$16,964			$3,064			$13,899	49.5	53.4	415	42
292358001400	458	Sorrento Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	390 Tumulty Dr	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6800	289	22	13.3	20.1%	217 (75.1%)	31 (10.7%)	12 (4.2%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$15,118			$413			$14,705	49.3	49.6	464	6
291827000974	459	Boswell Elementary	Public	4-5	695 Millcreek	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 657-6400	553	38	14.3	64.2%	495 (89.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	$9,405			$635			$8,771	49.2	45.6	501	42
291920001038	460	Lonedell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7466 Hwy Ff	Lonedell	63060	Franklin County	Lonedell R-14	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 629-0401	346	29	11.9	50.3%	336 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,610			$2,958			$7,652	49.2	47	490	30

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.