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
341	Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E 41st St	Joplin	64802	Newton County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5375	400	31	13	53.8%	258 (64.5%)	25 (6.3%)	37 (9.3%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.8%)	23 (5.8%)	40 (10.0%)	$10,872			$1,169			$9,703	62.2	53.8	410	69		291635000791
342	Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	200 N Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-1350	269	20	13.6	50.2%	152 (56.5%)	28 (10.4%)	50 (18.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.0%)	$16,370			$525			$15,845	62.1	51.6	436	94		291830000984
343	Stockton Elementary	Public	K-4	906 South St	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 276-5141	327	29	11.2	52.3%	302 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,186			$1,426			$9,760	62.1	63.3	313	30		292952002043
344	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 944-3291	231	13	18.1	46.3%	214 (92.6%)	6 (2.6%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,636			$463			$9,174	62			(n/a)		291317000558
345	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	12709 S Smart Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2360	423	29	14.7	17.3%	336 (79.4%)	16 (3.8%)	37 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$14,826			$377			$14,449	61.9	64	308	37		291830002776
346	Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 903-1400	463	32	14.3	17.7%	414 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,060			$312			$11,748	61.6	56	385	39		291645002862
347	Claude Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 West College	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-5078	308	27	11.5	24.0%	282 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$17,732			$833			$16,898	61.5	54.3	405	58		293045003229
348	Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 N Pine Street	Dixon	65459	Pulaski County	Dixon R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 759-7163	383	29	13.1	58.5%	349 (91.1%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,047			$773			$9,274	61.4	60.4	347	1		291083000367
349	Briarcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 NW Briarcliff Rd	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5030	352	23	15.2	48.0%	174 (49.4%)	57 (16.2%)	75 (21.3%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	$14,889			$546			$14,343	61.4	66.1	290	59		292280001260
350	Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	9 Summit Dr	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1360	343	27	12.9	51.3%	328 (95.6%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,353			$228			$11,125	61.3	61.2	337	13		291191000438

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.