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
381	Covel D. Searcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	502 S Olive	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 663-2173	225	23	9.6	48.0%	213 (94.7%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	$13,546			$483			$13,062	57.6			(n/a)		291266000529
382	Lillian Schumacher Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Claywoods Pkwy	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5490	443	38	11.8	37.7%	313 (70.7%)	36 (8.1%)	50 (11.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.7%)	$16,496			$111			$16,385	57.4	58.7	360	22		291854002729
383	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	612 Blumhoff Avenue	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 327-3846	1,039	88	11.7	33.0%	655 (63.0%)	165 (15.9%)	61 (5.9%)	25 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.7%)	$15,223			$461			$14,762	57.3	59.5	354	29		293165002456
384	Lonedell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7466 Hwy Ff	Lonedell	63060	Franklin County	Lonedell R-14	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 629-0401	327	27	11.9	50.8%	318 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,560			$764			$11,796	57.2	49.2	460	76		291920001038
385	Sycamore Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15208 E 39th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5465	574	33	17.6	62.5%	291 (50.7%)	62 (10.8%)	161 (28.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.5%)	$11,723			$1,062			$10,660	57.1	52.1	431	46		291548000721
386	Murphy Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Valley Dr	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 326-0577	433	33	12.9	48.3%	324 (74.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (12.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	$13,844			$470			$13,373	57	43.8	521	135		292289001307
387	Cassville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 847-4010	383	27	14.1	59.0%	313 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	34 (8.9%)	$10,113			$46			$10,066	57	62.9	318	69		290817002718
388	Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	1464 Boone St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 528-1560	394	29	13.5	31.5%	369 (93.7%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$14,653			$1,030			$13,623	57	54.9	398	10		293045002855
389	South Harrison Elementary	Public	K-4	2213 Beekman	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 425-8061	269	28	9.6	52.8%	256 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,174			$1,713			$12,461	57	36.6	592	203		290000201641
390	Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 County Rd 1710	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Richards R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-5239	389	26	14.9	63.0%	371 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,411			$1,502			$8,909	56.8	58.4	364	26		292637001546

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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.