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
771	Keeven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11230 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4450	331	23	14.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (90.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$16,549			$290			$16,260	15.3	19.1	741	30		291383000614
772	East Elementary	Public	K-5	1229 E McCarty	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3165	286	30	9.5	100.0%	115 (40.2%)	96 (33.6%)	24 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.7%)	$14,394			$642			$13,752	15.2	28.5	669	103		291619000748
773	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Minnesota	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-2030	494	46	10.8	100.0%	136 (27.5%)	223 (45.1%)	50 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.4%)	$14,198			$1,184			$13,014	14.9	14.9	783	10		290712000189
774	Central Elementary	Public	1-5	611 Beasley Rd	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4781	235	19	12.4	100.0%	139 (59.1%)	53 (22.6%)	20 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	$12,829						$12,829	14.8	36.5	594	180		292853002670
775	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6255 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4000	361	30	11.9	100.0%	20 (5.5%)	276 (76.5%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	$17,469			$47			$17,422	14.8	21	721	54		291383000613
776	KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	285	31	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	261 (91.6%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$19,957			$4,831			$15,127	14.7	8	852	76		290059103266
777	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 W Curtis	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-3064	442	33	13.4	100.0%	309 (69.9%)	13 (2.9%)	58 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.6%)	$11,916			$1,085			$10,831	14.5	18.1	747	30		292081001133
778	Eastwood Elementary	Public	3-4	313 E Eastwood	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-7100	148	11	12.8	62.2%	71 (48.0%)	6 (4.1%)	34 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.8%)	21 (14.2%)	$11,882			$974			$10,909	14.5	21.2	718	60		292041001084
779	Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	409 Montgomery	Greenfield	65661	Dade County	Greenfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 637-5921	235	25	9.3	51.1%	222 (94.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,677			$335			$11,342	14.4	11	823	44		291332000565
780	Shepard Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2616 Shepard Blvd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3660	538	46	11.7	64.7%	161 (29.9%)	178 (33.1%)	80 (14.9%)	31 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	76 (14.1%)	$13,103			$257			$12,846	14.4	24.1	698	82		290100000312

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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.