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
581	Midway Elementary	Public	K-6	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 250-2994	227	21	10.5	37.0%	194 (85.5%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$14,551			$427			$14,124	38.8	56.6	383	198		293180002223
582	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5411	349	23	14.9	73.1%	301 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$10,177			$239			$9,938	38.8	38.2	576	6		292871001773
583	Little Blue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Quail Drive	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5480	263	24	10.9	52.1%	157 (59.7%)	44 (16.7%)	29 (11.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.1%)	$16,630			$4,025			$12,605	38.8	41.3	549	34		291548003213
584	South Elementary	Public	3-5	920 S Kennett St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1130	420	32	12.9	100.0%	229 (54.5%)	147 (35.0%)	39 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,135			$1,991			$8,144	38.4	42.5	537	47		291650000902
585	West Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1136 Allen St	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	767	63	12	75.6%	681 (88.8%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.6%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$11,737			$1,044			$10,693	38.4	33.4	630	45		293168002543
586	Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3923 Pickett Rd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4330	250	22	11.2	100.0%	166 (66.4%)	11 (4.4%)	28 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.0%)	$15,041			$502			$14,539	38.3	44.3	517	69		292706001669
587	McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Coachway Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4700	417	22	18.7	100.0%	80 (19.2%)	267 (64.0%)	38 (9.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$16,114			$311			$15,802	38.2	37.5	583	4		291383000633
588	New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 New Haven Rd	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3640	248	24	10.2	60.9%	91 (36.7%)	52 (21.0%)	70 (28.2%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.1%)	$19,551			$718			$18,834	38.1	28.3	672	84		290100002280
589	Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 E Ninth St	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-2535	310	25	12.2	48.7%	300 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,226			$586			$12,640	37.9	46.8	487	102		290738003129
590	Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	825 North Main Street	Piedmont	63957	Wayne County	Clearwater R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 223-4812	363	29	12.6	76.0%	341 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,374			$1,071			$10,303	37.9	39.6	563	27		290975000280

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.