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)
292895001856	81	Castlio Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Dingledine Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4300	838	65	12.8	12.3%	645 (77.0%)	38 (4.5%)	56 (6.7%)	51 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	$13,685			$1,059			$12,626	87.5	81.9	133	52
291830002311	82	Highland Park Elementary	Public	K-5	400 SE Millstone Ave	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2250	444	32	13.8	8.8%	355 (80.0%)	21 (4.7%)	24 (5.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$13,059			$526			$12,534	87.4	90.7	56	26
291203002779	83	Festus Intermediate	Public	4-6	1501 Mid-Meadow Ln	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4750	800	41	19.4	38.9%	725 (90.6%)	19 (2.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$8,496			$756			$7,740	87	90.5	59	24
292545001471	84	Lake Road Elementary	Public	1-6	986 Hwy Aa	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 785-4392	318	25	12.9	99.7%	229 (72.0%)	55 (17.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	$9,465			$1,845			$7,620	86.9	82.2	127	43
292706001650	85	Ellison Elementary	Public	K-6	45 SE 85th Rd	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 667-5316	360	22	16.2	39.4%	238 (66.1%)	26 (7.2%)	32 (8.9%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.1%)	$10,618			$678			$9,940	86.6	83.5	119	34
292685002478	86	Green Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	16543 Green Pines Dr	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 733-4150	433	30	14.6	13.2%	289 (66.7%)	31 (7.2%)	21 (4.8%)	66 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$12,165			$292			$11,873	86.6	87.9	76	10
291677000928	87	Westchester Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Woodgate Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6160	593	43	13.7	3.2%	512 (86.3%)	19 (3.2%)	21 (3.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	$11,763			$72			$11,691	86.3	92.7	41	46
291677000920	88	F. P. Tillman Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Quan Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6150	494	38	13	4.5%	392 (79.4%)	29 (5.9%)	19 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	$12,100			$75			$12,026	86.2	83.6	118	30
292886002480	89	Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2102 W Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4000	477	28	17	25.6%	371 (77.8%)	21 (4.4%)	25 (5.2%)	24 (5.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	$12,226			$3,110			$9,116	86.1	90.3	61	28
291230003027	90	Raymond Nancy Hodge Elementary	Public	K-5	2499 Prairie Hollow Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-6920	329	29	11.2	35.0%	284 (86.3%)	8 (2.4%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$12,569			$875			$11,694	86	89.9	64	26

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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.