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
571	Parkade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Parkade Blvd	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3630	359	32	11.3	57.9%	156 (43.5%)	119 (33.1%)	26 (7.2%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$17,473			$312			$17,161	39.6	34.4	616	45		290100000307
572	Cler-Mont Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7350	298	22	13.4	63.8%	187 (62.8%)	20 (6.7%)	65 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.4%)	$14,951			$1,470			$13,481	39.4	48.8	462	110		291229000491
573	Belvidere Elementary	Public	K-5	15200 White Ave	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5300	294	22	13.3	59.5%	63 (21.4%)	130 (44.2%)	71 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$18,028			$884			$17,144	39.4	48.4	470	103		291314000548
574	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 Chapman St	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 223-3303	521	41	12.7	60.3%	411 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	28 (5.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,452			$854			$10,597	39.4	41.8	543	31		292061001100
575	Gerald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 FitzGerald	Gerald	63037	Franklin County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-4041	283	25	11.3	50.2%	260 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$12,545			$398			$12,147	39.3	28.6	668	93		292334001343
576	Manor Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Skyline Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5460	265	30	8.9	47.5%	179 (67.5%)	12 (4.5%)	42 (15.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$21,659			$807			$20,853	39.3	38.8	570	6		291854001009
577	Adrian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Houston	Adrian	64720	Bates County	Adrian R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 297-2158	314	25	12.7	31.8%	283 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,776			$438			$10,338	39.3	33.5	628	51		290285000001
578	Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4451	304	26	11.8	100.0%	50 (16.4%)	203 (66.8%)	23 (7.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	$18,097			$847			$17,249	39	40.3	556	22		293066002109
579	Main Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 N Main St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 528-4809	423	35	12.1	56.3%	305 (72.1%)	12 (2.8%)	70 (16.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.6%)	$16,537			$510			$16,027	38.9	34.7	609	30		293045002574
580	Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N Highland	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5080	566	41	13.7	64.5%	189 (33.4%)	118 (20.8%)	107 (18.9%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	88 (15.5%)	$14,204			$528			$13,677	38.9	43.6	523	57		292280001267

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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.