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 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
481	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	189	12	15.7	62.4%	163 (86.2%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.2%)	$13,041			$1,692			$11,349	48.5	36.8	590	109		292886001815
482	Lawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Charbonier Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4550	316	19	16.4	100.0%	59 (18.7%)	211 (66.8%)	15 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$17,455			$618			$16,837	48.5	36.9	589	107		291383000617
483	Meadowmere Elementary	Public	K-5	7010 E 136th St	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5525	336	20	16.8	55.1%	66 (19.6%)	129 (38.4%)	102 (30.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	$16,327			$863			$15,465	48.4	56.9	381	102		291314000555
484	Bingham Elementary	Public	K-5	2126 E. Cherry	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3400	429	76	5.6	73.4%	267 (62.2%)	52 (12.1%)	50 (11.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.9%)	$12,702			$1,210			$11,492	48.4	33	633	149		292886001781
485	A. D. Stowell Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Union	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0980	221	20	11.3	67.9%	195 (88.2%)	10 (4.5%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$12,578			$428			$12,150	48.2	71.3	241	244		291365000587
486	Sweet Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E. Marshall	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 335-6348	191	21	8.8	43.5%	185 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,369			$1,005			$12,364	48.1	44.5	513	27		292988002062
487	Osage County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 897-4226	280	24	11.4	42.5%	273 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,512			$779			$11,733	48	45.2	508	21		291908001029
488	Heber Hunt Elementary	Public	K-4	600 S Warren	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-1058	448	36	12.3	77.2%	227 (50.7%)	42 (9.4%)	122 (27.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	$11,736			$846			$10,890	48	52.6	423	65		292783001703
489	Red Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10781 Oak St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4200	201	23	8.8	53.2%	66 (32.8%)	81 (40.3%)	33 (16.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$18,457			$1,282			$17,175	47.7	49.5	457	32		290825000228
490	Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	402 W Third	Belle	65013	Maries County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 859-3326	259	25	10.5	47.1%	251 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$11,018			$1,373			$9,645	47.7	54.4	403	87		290000100048

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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.

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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.