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)
292706001649	681	Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 N 22nd	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4110	388	30	13.1	100.0%	184 (47.4%)	58 (14.9%)	65 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	67 (17.3%)	$11,814			$1,118			$10,696	27	31.1	650	31
292133001170	682	Jonesburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Smith Rd	Jonesburg	63351	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 662-6228	162	15	11	50.0%	147 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$11,239			$1,974			$9,265	27	9.3	830	148
292706003250	683	Carden Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4160	604	48	12.5	100.0%	343 (56.8%)	48 (7.9%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	93 (15.4%)	$10,887			$398			$10,489	27	45.3	504	179
292353001363	684	Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Cleveland	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 289-0980	257	22	11.7	39.7%	238 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$11,782			$1,747			$10,034	26.6	27.7	688	4
291065000359	685	North Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3734 N. Hwy 19	Salem	65560	Dent County	North Wood R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4607	174	15	11.8	63.2%	155 (89.1%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,915			$2,595			$6,320	26.2			(n/a)
292280001266	686	Crestview Elementary	Public	K-5	4327 N Holmes	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5070	389	37	10.4	74.0%	130 (33.4%)	86 (22.1%)	68 (17.5%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	64 (16.5%)	$14,282			$580			$13,702	26.1	37.5	588	98
291989001056	687	Malden Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-5791	449	37	12.2	100.4%	257 (57.2%)	137 (30.5%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$11,602			$3,657			$7,944	26	25.4	705	18
293066002105	688	Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 N 82nd BLVD	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4361	352	25	14.3	100.0%	11 (3.1%)	269 (76.4%)	49 (13.9%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$16,895			$2,616			$14,280	26	17.3	755	67
292607001519	689	Fleetridge Elementary	Public	K-5	13001 E 55th St	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7220	346	23	14.7	63.0%	97 (28.0%)	140 (40.5%)	68 (19.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)	$15,003			$2,179			$12,823	26	27.9	685	4
293072002118	690	Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Viking Dr	Caledonia	63631	Washington County	Valley R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 779-3446	178	20	8.7	55.6%	176 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,431			$719			$11,712	25.8	32.9	630	60

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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.