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
321	Wabash Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Golden Gate Parkway	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 887-3884	745	53	13.9	9.8%	635 (85.2%)	29 (3.9%)	35 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.2%)	$13,514			$383			$13,131	64.1	67.2	279	42		293165003310
322	Kearney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 628-4113	223	19	11.4	32.3%	199 (89.2%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$15,833			$452			$15,381	63.9	51	444	122		291645000891
323	Hawthorn Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 SW Pryor Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3380	444	26	17.1	13.7%	302 (68.0%)	53 (11.9%)	39 (8.8%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$13,885			$480			$13,405	63.7	82.3	134	189		291830002775
324	Alma Schrader Elementary	Public	K-4	1360 Randol	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-5310	332	31	10.7	100.0%	225 (67.8%)	48 (14.5%)	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.4%)	$13,526			$1,432			$12,093	63.6	52.5	424	100		290712000184
325	Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1213 Central Dr	Dexter	63841	Stoddard County	Dexter R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 614-1020	447	37	11.9	53.0%	410 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,719			$540			$10,179	63.6	75.4	194	131		291077000361
326	Blades Elementary	Public	K-5	5140 Patterson Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7300	442	29	15.4	29.0%	357 (80.8%)	31 (7.0%)	25 (5.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,485			$141			$12,344	63.3	49.9	453	127		292067001112
327	Hickory Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4650 E. State Hwy Yy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7100	340	19	17.8	25.9%	276 (81.2%)	7 (2.1%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.6%)	$12,355			$1,075			$11,280	63.3	81.4	142	185		292886001797
328	Lake Road Elementary	Public	1-6	986 Hwy Aa	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 785-4392	300	24	12.3	100.0%	206 (68.7%)	51 (17.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.0%)	$10,948			$1,305			$9,643	63.2	86.9	84	244		292545001471
329	Monett Intermediate	Public	4-5	711 9th St	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 235-6151	313	21	14.8	61.0%	160 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (40.9%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,681			$1,504			$10,178	63.1	62.8	320	9		292112001595
330	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Bird St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0768	376	28	13.4	60.1%	308 (81.9%)	26 (6.9%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	$9,032			$06			$9,026	63	58.1	371	41		291365000592

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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.