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
11	Bristol Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Gray Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6433	361	27	13.3	6.9%	317 (87.8%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$15,689			$32			$15,657	97	96.2	17	6		293153002191
12	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	695 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-4566	448	30	14.8	17.4%	390 (87.1%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	$12,662			$350			$12,312	96.7	94.8	26	14		292841002274
13	Reed Elementary	Public	K-4	9060 Ladue	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 991-1456	410	32	12.7	8.3%	298 (72.7%)	31 (7.6%)	15 (3.7%)	34 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$15,870			$22			$15,848	96.7	95.2	23	10		291782000949
14	James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	456	32	14.2	49.8%	263 (57.7%)	79 (17.3%)	70 (15.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	$12,493			$401			$12,092	96.6	96.4	14			290531000083
15	Ralph M. Captain Elementary	Public	K-5	6345 Northwood Ave	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 854-6100	286	31	9.2	4.2%	213 (74.5%)	23 (8.0%)	9 (3.1%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	$25,617			$126			$25,491	96.6	96.3	15			290972000274
16	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3716 Market St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-2747	272	19	14.3	49.6%	245 (90.1%)	6 (2.2%)	10 (3.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,892			$06			$10,886	96.6	98.6	4	12		291365000593
17	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24456 State Hwy 114	Essex	63846	Stoddard County	Richland R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 283-5310	158	15	10.6	60.1%	141 (89.2%)	4 (2.5%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$12,963			$956			$12,007	96.5			(n/a)		292640002443
18	Avenue City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18069 Hwy 169	Cosby	64436	Andrew County	Avenue City R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 662-2305	229	18	12.8	11.8%	218 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$10,075			$369			$9,707	96.5			(n/a)		290408000037
19	North Andrew Elementary	Public	K-5	9120 Hwy 48	Rosendale	64483	Andrew County	North Andrew County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 567-2527	125	15	8.3	20.8%	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,932			$2,122			$12,810	96.4	97.6	8	11		292271001250
20	Edgar Road Elementary	Public	K-5	1131 Edgar Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6472	369	27	13.5	1.6%	327 (88.6%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$14,905			$31			$14,874	96.2	94.4	29	9		293153002193

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.