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
161	Lone Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Tomahawk Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1470	381	34	11.1	38.6%	326 (85.6%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	$15,093			$398			$14,694	79.6	61	342	181		291230002593
162	John Ridgeway Elementary	Public	K-5	107 E Sexton	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3550	227	16	14.3	15.0%	157 (69.2%)	23 (10.1%)	7 (3.1%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.1%)	$16,345			$582			$15,763	79.4	79.4	154	8		290100000305
163	Sappington Elementary	Public	K-5	11011 Gravois Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2460	504	33	15.1	17.9%	401 (79.6%)	16 (3.2%)	29 (5.8%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$12,072			$27			$12,045	79.2	77	174	11		291869001025
164	Bellerive Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Rue De Fleur Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6050	400	31	13.1	26.0%	189 (47.3%)	119 (29.8%)	23 (5.8%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	$16,427			$163			$16,265	79.1	71	243	79		292358001376
165	Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6903 Oak Street	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 361-7735	520	39	13.4	26.9%	312 (60.0%)	102 (19.6%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	$12,346			$180			$12,166	79.1	90.6	61	104		290001702753
166	Compass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Kentucky	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-0712	527	39	13.3	22.0%	409 (77.6%)	22 (4.2%)	53 (10.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$14,817			$794			$14,023	79.1	70.6	251	85		292523003288
167	Fatima Elementary	Public	K-6	143 E Main	Westphalia	65085	Osage County	Osage County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 455-2395	256	31	8.3	20.3%	250 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,654			$840			$16,814	79	71.5	237	70		293183002229
168	Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	681	51	13.3	25.7%	454 (66.7%)	102 (15.0%)	59 (8.7%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.3%)	$13,929			$578			$13,351	79	82.6	130	38		290531000078
169	Flint Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	587 Mexico Road	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 542-7095	343	31	11.2	15.2%	274 (79.9%)	23 (6.7%)	15 (4.4%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$17,294			$77			$17,217	79	73.7	209	40		290837003289
170	Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5200	653	55	11.8	30.5%	430 (65.8%)	56 (8.6%)	96 (14.7%)	28 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.1%)	$15,671			$438			$15,233	78.9	88.1	75	95		292895002447

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.