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
151	George Guffey Elementary	Public	K-5	400 13th St	Fenton	63026	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 343-7662	523	40	12.9	38.6%	380 (72.7%)	33 (6.3%)	44 (8.4%)	38 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.6%)	$10,927			$175			$10,752	81	82.4	133	18		291230002402
152	Uthoff Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Uthoff Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6725	423	31	13.7	17.3%	351 (83.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15 (3.5%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$14,497			$204			$14,293	81	74.2	203	51		292685002637
153	Willard East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	518 Kime	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-4639	322	25	12.9	34.8%	316 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,368			$443			$10,925	81	76.6	181	28		293201002773
154	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8970 Mexico Rd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1611	408	33	12.4	23.0%	284 (69.6%)	29 (7.1%)	33 (8.1%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.8%)	$16,637			$173			$16,464	80.7	72.7	225	71		290837001883
155	Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Flora Del Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6750	303	22	14	10.6%	252 (83.2%)	11 (3.6%)	10 (3.3%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	$16,362			$223			$16,139	80.4	81.8	139	16		292685001627
156	Antonia Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 Hwy M	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 942-2181	452	36	12.6	23.5%	423 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,629			$196			$13,433	80.3	84.6	111	45		291230000497
157	Southern Boone Elementary	Public	3-4	809 S Henry Clay Blvd	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2145	282	28	10.2	13.8%	262 (92.9%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$14,520			$771			$13,749	80.2	68.9	263	106		292856001765
158	Pond Elementary	Public	K-5	17200 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3225	380	28	13.6	11.8%	312 (82.1%)	14 (3.7%)	12 (3.2%)	29 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$13,702			$395			$13,308	80.1	84.5	112	46		292685001626
159	Blanchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1829 N Sprigg St	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-3030	326	28	11.6	100.0%	160 (49.1%)	83 (25.5%)	25 (7.7%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.3%)	$12,022			$912			$11,110	80	84.1	116	43		290712002722
160	Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	336	21	15.8	52.4%	207 (61.6%)	12 (3.6%)	39 (11.6%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	53 (15.8%)	$13,155			$643			$12,512	79.8	74.9	197	37		292706001652

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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.