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
61	Wild Horse Elementary	Public	K-5	16695 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6075	464	35	13.2	12.1%	157 (33.8%)	16 (3.4%)	43 (9.3%)	227 (48.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$12,918			$250			$12,667	91.1	91.2	49	12		292685002700
62	Beaufort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Hwy 50	Beaufort	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 484-3221	322	27	12.1	34.5%	310 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,362			$811			$12,551	90.9	81.6	141	79		293057002097
63	Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	10305 Concord School Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2470	555	33	16.6	12.6%	488 (87.9%)	11 (2.0%)	16 (2.9%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$11,774			$26			$11,748	90.9	91	51	12		291869002468
64	Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	2-4	810 N Hwy D	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6085	287	18	16	41.8%	232 (80.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.5%)	$10,188			$536			$9,652	90.8	90.9	54	10		293150002182
65	Clearview Elementary	Public	K-6	1581 Clearview Road	Union	63084	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2500	295	20	14.6	24.1%	272 (92.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$13,722			$478			$13,245	90.8	92.5	39	26		293111002158
66	Willard North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	409 Farmer Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-2597	340	30	11.2	44.7%	314 (92.4%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,788			$452			$13,336	90.8	84.1	115	49		293201002244
67	Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	3220 NE 67th Terr	Gladstone	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5040	644	39	16.3	37.9%	333 (51.7%)	82 (12.7%)	98 (15.2%)	39 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	70 (10.9%)	$14,254			$542			$13,712	90.8	87.5	80	13		292280001262
68	South Elementary	Public	K-4	1250 W South St	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5905	505	43	11.8	44.0%	420 (83.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.5%)	$11,562			$412			$11,149	90.6	90.8	55	13		292343002439
69	Summit Intermediate School	Public	4-6	890 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-4000	507	35	14.4	30.8%	423 (83.4%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$10,712			$268			$10,444	90.3	90.7	58	11		292253002799
70	Mathews Elementary	Public	K-4	605 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6520	457	36	12.5	32.4%	371 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)	$11,436			$271			$11,165	90.2	90.9	53	17		292253001651

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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.