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
751	Laurel Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Lane	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7230	344	29	11.8	75.3%	64 (18.6%)	168 (48.8%)	74 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$17,010			$2,929			$14,081	18	34.6	610	141		292607001520
752	Eugene Field Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Pearl St	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-1050	190	19	10	85.3%	121 (63.7%)	38 (20.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.5%)	$14,680			$1,771			$12,909	18	8.4	849	97		291365000589
753	Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Woodson Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6430	561	36	15.5	100.0%	96 (17.1%)	231 (41.2%)	181 (32.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.2%)	$13,424			$472			$12,952	17.9	19.8	735	18		292664001571
754	Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Grand Ave	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4250	285	22	13.2	100.0%	27 (9.5%)	202 (70.9%)	40 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$16,147			$975			$15,172	17.9	13.8	791	37		290825000226
755	St Louis Lang Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1881 Pine St	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Lang Immersion School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0975	493	41	12	49.9%	25 (5.1%)	330 (66.9%)	84 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.1%)	$16,534			$1,796			$14,738	17.5	13.6	795	40		290058603124
756	Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	346	27	12.8	61.3%	71 (20.5%)	162 (46.8%)	57 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.7%)	$15,679			$2,055			$13,625	17.4	16.6	764	8		292607001530
757	Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	St. Clair County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 644-2281	223	20	11.1	69.1%	206 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,800			$1,018			$12,782	17.2	20.3	730	27		291052002520
758	Noel Elementary	Public	3-8	318 Sulphur St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3302	349	29	12.2	89.1%	101 (28.9%)	6 (1.7%)	139 (39.8%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	84 (24.1%)	5 (1.4%)	$9,663			$279			$9,384	17.1	14.2	788	30		292061001101
759	Abraham Mallinson Elementary	Public	2-5	709 North Forest Ave	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5530	282	20	14.2	84.8%	119 (42.2%)	49 (17.4%)	86 (30.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$14,659			$2,866			$11,793	16.8	13.4	798	39		291548003210
760	Green City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N East St	Green City	63545	Sullivan County	Green City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 874-4126	132	12	10.6	59.8%	119 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,657			$472			$14,185	16.7			(n/a)		291323000560

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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.