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
331	Cole County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13111 Park St	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 782-4814	319	31	10.2	27.9%	308 (96.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,099			$863			$11,236	62.9	66.4	286	45		292697001638
332	Bolivar Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1300 N Hartford	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 777-5160	572	42	13.5	51.4%	540 (94.4%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$10,529			$543			$9,986	62.9	72.1	234	98		290537001535
333	Skyline Elementary	Public	K-4	2505 W 32nd St	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-8087	483	35	13.7	50.9%	383 (79.3%)	9 (1.9%)	51 (10.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	$11,957			$1,137			$10,820	62.8	50.3	451	118		292783002640
334	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	2610 Blackwell Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4320	285	21	13.8	100.0%	202 (70.9%)	14 (4.9%)	32 (11.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.2%)	$13,989			$848			$13,142	62.7	59.1	359	25		292706001668
335	Fordland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 N Center St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 767-2307	300	22	13.6	46.7%	268 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$9,040			$245			$8,796	62.5	43.4	526	191		291218000484
336	Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Locust	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3530	283	23	12.4	45.6%	142 (50.2%)	57 (20.1%)	29 (10.2%)	18 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.7%)	$14,632			$339			$14,293	62.5	73.2	214	122		290100000308
337	Thayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	365 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 264-4600	421	38	11	58.4%	397 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,663			$764			$8,899	62.4	70.2	257	80		293027002068
338	Sullivan Elementary	Public	3-5	104 W Washington	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 468-5171	386	38	10.1	54.7%	362 (93.8%)	9 (2.3%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,147			$1,211			$10,936	62.4	64.9	301	37		292976002055
339	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Mill	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5440	223	20	11.4	35.4%	172 (77.1%)	11 (4.9%)	23 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	$17,476			$117			$17,359	62.4	55.5	393	54		291854001005
340	California Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2161	504	42	12.1	46.8%	395 (78.4%)	3 (0.6%)	83 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$10,966			$571			$10,394	62.4	51.5	437	97		290651000167

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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.