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
131	Dressel Elementary School	Public	K-5	10911 Tesson Ferry Road	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2485	598	40	14.8	21.1%	480 (80.3%)	20 (3.3%)	24 (4.0%)	34 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.4%)	$12,074			$96			$11,978	83.4	77	176	45		291869003306
132	Cedar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6922 Rivermont Trails	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 671-3330	425	29	14.4	42.4%	392 (92.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$14,373			$1,565			$12,808	83	71.5	236	104		292289002564
133	Bloomsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6279 Us Hwy 61	Bloomsdale	63627	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 883-4500	324	27	11.9	45.1%	309 (95.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$13,671			$667			$13,004	83	84.4	113	20		292937002031
134	Green Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	16543 Green Pines Dr	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 733-4150	423	30	13.9	10.9%	294 (69.5%)	23 (5.4%)	19 (4.5%)	65 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$13,111			$259			$12,852	83	86.6	86	48		292685002478
135	Ridge Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	777 Ridge Rd	Ellisville	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6650	267	19	14	6.4%	205 (76.8%)	9 (3.4%)	14 (5.2%)	28 (10.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$17,061			$247			$16,813	83	84.7	109	26		292685002507
136	Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	592	42	13.9	28.7%	493 (83.3%)	6 (1.0%)	38 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.6%)	$11,767			$388			$11,379	82.7	84.7	108	28		292253002771
137	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	414	35	11.8	24.2%	218 (52.7%)	150 (36.2%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$13,269			$616			$12,652	82.7	85.1	103	34		290060603223
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
139	Ellison Elementary	Public	K-6	45 SE 85th Rd	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 667-5316	343	23	14.6	38.2%	223 (65.0%)	31 (9.0%)	28 (8.2%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	$13,527			$503			$13,024	82.5	86.6	85	54		292706001650
140	Stanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 N Park St	Stanberry	64489	Gentry County	Stanberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 783-2141	222	20	11.2	25.2%	213 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$10,338			$445			$9,893	82.5	76	185	45		292934002029

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.