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
551	Blue Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	512 State Hwy 13	Blue Eye	65611	Stone County	Blue Eye R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 779-4318	202	18	11	57.9%	181 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	$17,022			$1,382			$15,640	41.4			(n/a)		290528000075
552	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12350 Norway Rd	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8690	591	36	16.4	55.8%	400 (67.7%)	7 (1.2%)	98 (16.6%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (4.4%)	46 (7.8%)	$10,515			$414			$10,101	41.3	37.7	581	29		292181003011
553	Maple Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7887 Dittmer Ridge Rd	Dittmer	63023	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 274-5327	425	29	14.4	51.5%	388 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$12,688			$275			$12,414	41.3	53	417	136		292289001306
554	Willow Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11022 Schuetz Rd	Creve Coeur	63146	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8018	459	37	12.5	48.1%	119 (25.9%)	193 (42.0%)	61 (13.3%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.6%)	$15,263			$587			$14,677	40.9	45.8	499	55		292370001423
555	Hatton-McCredie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4171 County Rd 240	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 642-4333	238	19	12.2	34.9%	216 (90.8%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,256			$1,659			$10,597	40.7	37.3	586	31		292274001253
556	Washington Elementary	Public	K-4	610 S Engineer	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-2216	215	23	9.3	86.0%	114 (53.0%)	8 (3.7%)	57 (26.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.9%)	$14,300			$1,388			$12,912	40.7	69.5	260	296		292783001711
557	West Elementary	Public	3-5	403 W Fite St	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 431-2616	464	34	13.6	60.3%	427 (92.0%)	9 (1.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,172			$973			$10,199	40.6	40.5	553	4		292917001871
558	Hawthorn Elementary	Public	3-4	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 317-3450	405	30	13.7	50.9%	369 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,812			$745			$11,067	40.5	41.6	547	11		290699002983
559	Reeds Spring Elementary	Public	2-4	300 Wolves Ln	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 272-1735	352	33	10.6	68.2%	283 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$15,286			$1,854			$13,432	40.4	49.7	455	104		292616003034
560	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	501 SE Todd George Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-2280	604	42	14.4	38.4%	356 (58.9%)	97 (16.1%)	64 (10.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.7%)	$14,349			$408			$13,941	40.3	36.5	593	33		291830002291

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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.