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
461	Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2524 S. Golden	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-3800	396	29	13.8	58.8%	247 (62.4%)	35 (8.8%)	64 (16.2%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	$13,773			$1,207			$12,566	50.3	42.9	531	70		292886001824
462	Gotsch Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8348 S Laclede Station Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 842-1238	562	41	13.7	38.3%	411 (73.1%)	30 (5.3%)	45 (8.0%)	27 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	$13,835			$40			$13,795	50.2	44.2	518	56		290291000005
463	Ralls County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 267-3341	355	32	11.1	33.2%	340 (95.8%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,501			$686			$11,815	50.1	40.1	560	97		292571001512
464	Pleasant Lea Elementary	Public	K-5	700 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1230	346	27	12.8	38.7%	215 (62.1%)	40 (11.6%)	36 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (14.7%)	$14,866			$468			$14,398	50	63.5	310	154		291830000981
465	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NE 58th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5190	317	26	12	56.5%	153 (48.3%)	33 (10.4%)	68 (21.5%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	42 (13.2%)	$15,168			$525			$14,643	50	48	473	8		292280001290
466	Carthage Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	2851 S. Chapel	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7246	664	52	12.6	66.3%	336 (50.6%)	3 (0.5%)	298 (44.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	$11,257			$727			$10,530	49.9	42.4	539	73		290746003110
467	Westran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Depot St	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 277-3666	280	29	9.7	51.8%	249 (88.9%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$14,092			$689			$13,403	49.9	61.4	335	132		293186002230
468	Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Vosholl Avenue	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6905	329	28	11.6	44.7%	283 (86.0%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$14,031			$333			$13,699	49.9	51.5	440	28		293105002149
469	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4036 State Rte K	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Fairview R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-1063	466	31	15	50.2%	433 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,501			$642			$9,859	49.9	45.5	504	35		291185000435
470	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Nichols	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3000	225	17	13.6	88.0%	145 (64.4%)	23 (10.2%)	27 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.0%)	$14,462			$820			$13,642	49.8	32.5	634	164		292886001838

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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.