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)
292886001806	771	McGregor Elementary	Public	K-5	1221 W Madison	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5700	279	29	9.5	89.6%	161 (57.7%)	42 (15.1%)	36 (12.9%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.7%)	$11,920			$2,797			$9,122	15.9	10.2	819	48
292706001662	772	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	2812 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4250	511	34	14.8	100.0%	293 (57.3%)	42 (8.2%)	64 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	94 (18.4%)	$10,611			$352			$10,259	15.8	12.6	801	29
291548003366	773	Cassell Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 East 31st Street South	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5540	370	26	14.5	83.5%	117 (31.6%)	47 (12.7%)	170 (45.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.3%)	$12,242			$2,567			$9,675	15.7	12.6	800	27
292664001569	774	Kratz Elementary	Public	K-5	4301 Edmundson Rd	Saint Louis	63134	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6360	467	38	12.4	99.8%	66 (14.1%)	235 (50.3%)	112 (24.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.1%)	$12,196			$1,065			$11,131	15.7	15	774
292970003403	775	Moca-S	Public, Alternative	K-12	205 Park Central East Ste 203	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Sturgeon R-V	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 616-3159	1,747	0		56.0%	1,138 (65.1%)	270 (15.5%)	124 (7.1%)	13 (0.7%)	24 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	173 (9.9%)								15.7	23.1	718	57
290060303295	776	Crossroads - Quality Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	1080 Washington Street	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	250	24	10.4	61.2%	61 (24.4%)	116 (46.4%)	53 (21.2%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$17,118			$2,886			$14,232	15.6	22.3	724	52
292886001784	777	Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Washington	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1500	219	18	12.5	83.1%	122 (55.7%)	54 (24.7%)	22 (10.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)	$14,715			$2,380			$12,335	15.6	13.3	788	11
290000401486	778	Matthews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Story St	Matthews	63867	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0077	144	13	11.5	100.0%	124 (86.1%)	8 (5.6%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$14,765			$3,360			$11,405	15.5			(n/a)
291938001048	779	Macks Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	245 State Rd N	Macks Creek	65786	Camden County	Macks Creek R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 363-5977	178	17	10.2	57.9%	165 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,026			$679			$9,348	15.4	29	668	111
291434000663	780	Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	292	25	11.7	100.0%	34 (11.6%)	166 (56.8%)	49 (16.8%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	$13,746			$4,132			$9,614	15.3	16.8	759	21

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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.