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
201	Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Deville	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3570	619	40	15.4	34.1%	320 (51.7%)	126 (20.4%)	40 (6.5%)	65 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	$13,420			$444			$12,976	75.4	72.8	223	22		290100002770
202	Timber Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	310 E Calico Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1950	390	26	15	23.3%	318 (81.5%)	26 (6.7%)	19 (4.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$13,061			$410			$12,651	75.2	73.7	210	8		292373001959
203	Alexander Doniphan Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Clay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5400	336	31	10.7	25.3%	254 (75.6%)	10 (3.0%)	35 (10.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$18,568			$249			$18,319	74.9	83.2	123	80		291854001004
204	Rockport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3871 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-2010	386	32	12	33.2%	330 (85.5%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$15,352			$189			$15,162	74.7	61.4	334	130		291230000503
205	New Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Elton Ave.	New Haven	63068	Franklin County	New Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 237-2141	252	21	12.1	48.8%	227 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$12,516			$382			$12,134	74.6	65.5	295	90		292196001224
206	East Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Smith St	Gower	64454	Clinton County	East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 424-3111	267	26	10.1	23.2%	251 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$14,560			$61			$14,499	74.5	58.5	363	157		291125000390
207	Wren Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	655 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6850	409	30	13.4	14.7%	308 (75.3%)	28 (6.8%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$14,966			$162			$14,803	74.3	79	158	49		292358001405
208	Boone Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	555 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3830	479	43	11.1	12.5%	400 (83.5%)	20 (4.2%)	23 (4.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$17,907			$290			$17,617	74.3	61	341	133		293165002652
209	Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	27600 Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2330	512	32	15.8	15.4%	389 (76.0%)	47 (9.2%)	30 (5.9%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$13,034			$428			$12,606	74	82.9	126	83		291830000979
210	Mid Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	7479 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 278-2168	444	36	12.3	15.3%	340 (76.6%)	33 (7.4%)	25 (5.6%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.2%)	$15,088			$86			$15,003	74	75.6	188	22		290837002038

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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.