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)
291640002530	881	Primitivo Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W 17th St	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-8735	425	31	13.6	100.0%	28 (6.6%)	268 (63.1%)	92 (21.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$19,957			$3,555			$16,402	5.1	4.9	874	7
292667001584	882	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Edgefield	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-2454	301	21	14.6	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	283 (94.0%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,042			$2,120			$6,922	5.1	8.9	838	44
292265001243	883	Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-8	4315 Cardwell Dr	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0100	323	15	21.5	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	278 (86.1%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$16,895			$4,672			$12,223	5	6.5	859	24
292667000726	884	Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	9926 Fonda Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4845	386	25	15.5	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	381 (98.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,116			$2,048			$7,068	5	3.7	890	6
292928001942	885	Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 N Tenth St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-7284	163	14	11.6	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	158 (96.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,315			$1,075			$18,240	5	3.5	891	6
291640000826	886	George Melcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3958 Chelsea	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-6735	331	29	11.3	100.0%	12 (3.6%)	212 (64.0%)	84 (25.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	$19,923			$3,888			$16,035	4.8	6.6	857	29
290825000224	887	Center Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Euclid Ave	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3444	343	25	13.6	100.0%	24 (7.0%)	234 (68.2%)	45 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.4%)	$13,901			$2,421			$11,481	4.6	5.7	866	21
292667001579	888	Glasgow Elementary	Public	K-5	10560 Renfrew Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-4680	253	17	15.1	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	248 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,670			$2,338			$7,332	4.5	3.4	893	5
292928001943	889	Herzog Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 Pamplin Pl	Saint Louis	63147	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2212	216	15	14.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	216 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,724			$616			$15,108	4.5	7.8	848	41
290059103245	890	KIPP Victory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	955 Arcade Avenue	Saint Louis	63112	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 454-9255	478	42	11.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	465 (97.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,322			$5,102			$7,220	4.4	5.4	868	22

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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.