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)
290837000619	131	Twin Chimneys Elementary	Public	K-5	7396 Twin Chimneys Blvd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 240-0093	510	41	12.5	8.0%	341 (66.9%)	29 (5.7%)	13 (2.5%)	83 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	$12,332			$756			$11,576	82.5	85.4	100	31
291645001434	132	Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	7 S Campus Dr	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4652	458	31	14.9	15.7%	417 (91.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,172			$273			$9,900	82.5	82.9	120	12
291230002402	133	George Guffey Elementary	Public	K-5	400 13th St	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 343-7662	514	38	13.4	41.6%	387 (75.3%)	34 (6.6%)	38 (7.4%)	32 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,154			$625			$9,529	82.4	75.8	178	45
291830002775	134	Hawthorn Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 SW Pryor Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3380	402	27	14.8	9.2%	288 (71.6%)	42 (10.4%)	38 (9.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.5%)	$11,912			$414			$11,498	82.3	84.6	107	27
292886001822	135	Sequiota Elementary	Public	K-5	3414 S Mentor Rd	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5400	333	24	13.8	40.5%	248 (74.5%)	15 (4.5%)	22 (6.6%)	23 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	$11,042			$2,761			$8,281	82.2	78.5	156	21
292685001618	136	Ellisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Froesel	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6600	497	33	15	11.5%	366 (73.6%)	31 (6.2%)	29 (5.8%)	48 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	$11,509			$287			$11,222	81.9	88	75	61
290100000303	137	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Fairview Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3590	464	32	14.7	29.5%	290 (62.5%)	64 (13.8%)	25 (5.4%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.3%)	$13,390			$621			$12,769	81.9	79.3	151	14
292622003171	138	McCulloch Elementary	Public	K-5	234 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3620	449	36	12.3	35.2%	384 (85.5%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	$10,543			$1,108			$9,435	81.9	85.1	103	35
292685001627	139	Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Flora Del Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6750	318	22	14.2	7.5%	264 (83.0%)	13 (4.1%)	10 (3.1%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,993			$292			$12,701	81.8	82.7	122	17
290100000314	140	Two Mile Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	5450 N Hwy Z	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3560	148	12	12.2	36.5%	120 (81.1%)	5 (3.4%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	$14,825			$397			$14,428	81.6			(n/a)

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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.