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)
292976002055	301	Sullivan Elementary	Public	3-5	104 W Washington	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 468-5171	396	40	9.9	52.3%	372 (93.9%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,548			$1,885			$8,662	64.9	63.3	319	18
291830000544	302	Trailridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1290	430	27	15.7	22.8%	288 (67.0%)	52 (12.1%)	38 (8.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	$11,917			$373			$11,544	64.9	83.6	117	185
291830003134	303	Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 SE Ranson Road	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4240	304	25	12.1	20.4%	199 (65.5%)	38 (12.5%)	32 (10.5%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	$15,121			$947			$14,174	64.9	65.8	298	5
291194000443	304	Mid-Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 238-1646	500	30	16.5	20.2%	478 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$8,689			$684			$8,005	64.4	76.7	170	134
291854002902	305	Warren Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Camille St	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5630	615	40	15.4	21.8%	422 (68.6%)	55 (8.9%)	59 (9.6%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	$11,164			$63			$11,101	64.4	63.3	318	13
293111002295	306	Washington West Elementary	Public	K-6	840 West Pride Drive	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 390-9150	388	40	9.7	46.4%	342 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	$15,247			$1,560			$13,686	64.3	65.4	299	7
292925001873	307	Lucy Wortham James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 S Jefferson	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 265-2300	705	57	12.3	56.6%	664 (94.2%)	9 (1.3%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	$12,340			$3,928			$8,412	64.1	64.5	307
291830002776	308	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	12709 S Smart Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2360	419	28	14.8	18.4%	342 (81.6%)	12 (2.9%)	27 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$12,024			$285			$11,740	64	74.2	195	113
292358001386	309	Hanna Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Hanna Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6300	366	29	12.8	22.7%	223 (60.9%)	44 (12.0%)	29 (7.9%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	$14,083			$573			$13,509	63.7	74.4	193	116
291830000981	310	Pleasant Lea Elementary	Public	K-5	700 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1230	333	26	12.6	31.2%	224 (67.3%)	34 (10.2%)	33 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.7%)	$12,967			$501			$12,466	63.5	61.9	335	25

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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.