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)
291230000501	231	Meramec Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1340 W Outer 21 Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 296-4385	400	35	11.3	56.8%	360 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,658			$909			$10,749	72.2	76.8	168	63
290100001142	232	Midway Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8130 W Hwy 40	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3540	241	16	15.3	28.2%	197 (81.7%)	7 (2.9%)	8 (3.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	$12,467			$469			$11,998	72.2	76.9	166	66
292685001615	233	Bowles Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Bowles Ave	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6775	264	20	13.5	19.3%	207 (78.4%)	18 (6.8%)	13 (4.9%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	$15,559			$324			$15,235	72.2	75.3	183	50
290537001535	234	Bolivar Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1300 N Hartford	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 777-5160	592	45	13	53.5%	560 (94.6%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,813			$1,720			$7,094	72.1	60	357	123
290531002737	235	Sunny Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 South R D Mize Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3700	518	38	13.6	36.9%	353 (68.1%)	63 (12.2%)	54 (10.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$11,296			$887			$10,409	71.8	79.3	150	85
292289002564	236	Cedar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6922 Rivermont Trails	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 671-3330	438	28	15.4	38.4%	400 (91.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$12,464			$1,789			$10,675	71.5	62.4	326	90
293183002229	237	Fatima Elementary	Public	K-6	143 E Main	Westphalia	65085	Osage County	Osage County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 455-2395	272	29	9.3	26.5%	263 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,888			$1,426			$12,461	71.5	66.1	294	57
293069002115	238	Valley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 923-3500	389	28	13.7	33.4%	263 (67.6%)	46 (11.8%)	34 (8.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$14,373			$930			$13,443	71.4	57.5	380	142
292358002626	239	Oak Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Big Bend Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6550	375	26	14.6	8.5%	270 (72.0%)	19 (5.1%)	11 (2.9%)	48 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$13,762			$482			$13,280	71.4	87.4	79	160
293150002183	240	Carterville Elementary	Public	K-4	210 E Hall	Carterville	64835	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6080	243	16	14.7	56.0%	203 (83.5%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	$10,528			$649			$9,878	71.3	86.3	93	147

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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.