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
291	Shook Elementary	Public	4-5	180 State Hwy Dd	Marshfield	65706	Webster County	Marshfield R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 859-2120	468	33	14	47.0%	424 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$9,849			$597			$9,252	66.8	72.7	226	65		292043002709
292	Ste. Genevieve Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Washington St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 883-4500	624	54	11.5	45.0%	575 (92.1%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$13,936			$1,061			$12,875	66.8	76.6	182	110		292937002034
293	Athena Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 Athena School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-1020	465	46	10	50.1%	426 (91.6%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$14,472			$1,217			$13,254	66.8	74.1	204	89		291050000347
294	Richard Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Vogel Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1480	410	40	10.2	24.6%	368 (89.8%)	8 (2.0%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$15,682			$433			$15,249	66.7	70.9	244	50		291230001019
295	Sparta Elementary	Public	K-4	522 State Hwy 125 N	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 634-3223	263	23	11.5	55.9%	254 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$10,728			$691			$10,037	66.7	58.2	367	72		292874001775
296	Ulysses S. Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 E Broadway	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3520	296	22	13.7	31.1%	183 (61.8%)	54 (18.2%)	18 (6.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.8%)	$15,645			$429			$15,216	66.4	55.5	392	96		290100000315
297	Strafford Elementary	Public	1-4	310 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 736-7000	380	32	11.8	43.7%	354 (93.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	$13,299			$210			$13,089	66.4	63.4	311	14		292964002049
298	Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 SE Ranson Road	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4240	310	25	12.3	23.2%	211 (68.1%)	32 (10.3%)	31 (10.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$16,902			$822			$16,080	66.1	64.9	303	5		291830003134
299	Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 866-2611	233	18	12.6	50.2%	226 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$9,963			$404			$9,559	66.1	54.7	399	100		292364001407
300	Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4410	483	38	12.5	29.6%	270 (55.9%)	113 (23.4%)	56 (11.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$15,945			$89			$15,855	66.1	70.9	245	55		292355003368

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.