Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

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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)	ID
1	Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6020 Pernod Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 352-9212	283	20	14.1	100.0%	196 (69.3%)	43 (15.2%)	10 (3.5%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.4%)	$14,946			$434			$14,511	99.6	99.6	1			292928001967
2	Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Ac	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5031 Potomac	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 353-8875	221	21	10.7	100.0%	113 (51.1%)	67 (30.3%)	6 (2.7%)	25 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$16,544			$592			$15,952	99.4	99.6	2			292928002645
3	Green Forest Elementary	Public	K-8	6111 Hwy F	Salem	65560	Dent County	Green Forest R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-3902	160	15	10.6	55.6%	158 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,287			$1,869			$8,418	99.2	97.2	13	10		291326000562
4	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3716 Market St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-2747	273	18	15.6	46.5%	249 (91.2%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$9,763			$211			$9,551	98.6	93.1	37	33		291365000593
5	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-4	625 S 6th St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4650	167	19	8.7	5.4%	122 (73.1%)	22 (13.2%)	14 (8.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	$20,447			$1,337			$19,110	98.6	97.4	12	7		292892001843
6	Conway Elementary	Public	K-4	9900 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-2878	414	32	13.1	6.0%	249 (60.1%)	35 (8.5%)	12 (2.9%)	71 (17.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.6%)	$15,125			$111			$15,014	98.3	97.8	11	5		291782000942
7	Meramec Elementary	Public	K-5	400 S Meramec Ave	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 854-6300	393	32	12.4	4.6%	253 (64.4%)	34 (8.7%)	11 (2.8%)	58 (14.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	$19,052			$577			$18,475	97.7	98.1	7			290972000273
8	North Andrew Elementary	Public	K-5	9120 Hwy 48	Rosendale	64483	Andrew County	North Andrew County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 567-2527	116	15	7.8	21.6%	115 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,123			$2,556			$11,567	97.6	98.7	3	5		292271001250
9	Voy Spears Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	201 NE Anderson	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3720	556	38	14.7	13.1%	402 (72.3%)	53 (9.5%)	40 (7.2%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.7%)	$10,732			$928			$9,804	97.2	96.8	15	6		290531002836
10	Avery Elementary	Public	K-5	909 Bompart Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6425	350	28	12.3	6.9%	300 (85.7%)	17 (4.9%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$13,170			$81			$13,089	97	96.4	17	7		293153002190

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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.