Most Improved Missouri Elementary Schools

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 900)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
104	Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 NW Harley Road	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-4811	270	29	9.2	53.7%	255 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$12,458			$852			$11,605	86.7	46.3	494	390		291359000579
138	Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	4590 Buckeye Ave	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2625	295	18	16.3	53.6%	135 (45.8%)	40 (13.6%)	74 (25.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	35 (11.9%)	$13,793			$245			$13,548	82.5	43.1	527	389		293144002874
173	Buckner Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7300	327	27	12	45.6%	268 (82.0%)	8 (2.4%)	25 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$15,374			$1,614			$13,760	78.4	40.7	552	379		291229000490
216	John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	360	23	15.9	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.2%)	50 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	$19,599			$2,799			$16,800	73.2	41.7	546	330		291640000838
188	Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 288-5216	287	25	11.6	40.8%	257 (89.5%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	$13,484			$519			$12,965	77.3	44.4	515	327		290708000181
477	Stoutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Camden County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	235	18	12.7	63.0%	222 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$11,358			$307			$11,051	49	16.9	761	284		292958002045
238	Oakwood Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 N Flora Av	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5180	277	25	11.1	61.7%	153 (55.2%)	29 (10.5%)	56 (20.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	34 (12.3%)	$15,591			$537			$15,053	71.2	46.8	484	246		292280001288
398	Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Fourth Street	Vienna	65582	Maries County	Maries County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 422-3365	216	18	12.1	46.3%	208 (96.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,025			$788			$11,236	56	32.4	638	240		293087002133
304	Iberia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Pemberton Dr	Iberia	65486	Miller County	Iberia R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 793-6267	367	33	11.1	48.2%	346 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,842			$459			$11,383	65.7	42.8	532	228		291542000702
317	Linden West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7333 N Wyandotte St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5130	501	33	15.3	62.7%	217 (43.3%)	110 (22.0%)	85 (17.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	65 (13.0%)	$14,719			$531			$14,188	64.3	42.6	533	216		292280001277

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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 6, 2025, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.