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
491	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2352 S Weaver	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4300	356	24	14.5	68.8%	193 (54.2%)	45 (12.6%)	60 (16.9%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.2%)	$13,358			$1,068			$12,290	47.6	27.8	677	186		292886001805
492	Hale Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7302 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1601	344	26	13.3	100.0%	197 (57.3%)	70 (20.3%)	32 (9.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.0%)	$19,062			$2,735			$16,327	47.6	61.1	340	152		291640003257
493	Minnie Cline Elementary	Public	K-5	808 W Price	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 324-3915	603	39	15.3	38.1%	564 (93.5%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,887			$128			$8,758	47.5	53.4	412	81		292757001692
494	Flynn Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7220 Waterman Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4421	323	25	12.7	100.0%	98 (30.3%)	164 (50.8%)	20 (6.2%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	$17,164			$858			$16,306	47.4	52.7	421	73		293066002107
495	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1900	330	25	13.4	33.0%	181 (54.8%)	96 (29.1%)	34 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	$13,556			$622			$12,934	47.4	32.5	636	141		292373002723
496	Morgan County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	701 N Oak St	Stover	65078	Morgan County	Morgan County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 377-2219	383	27	14	100.0%	366 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,119			$1,797			$11,321	47.3	46.4	493	3		292961002047
497	Nike Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2264 Hwy Ap	Catawissa	63015	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 271-1444	212	16	13.1	52.4%	197 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,174			$849			$12,325	46.9	80.4	146	351		292346001354
498	Lone Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Bynum	Lone Jack	64070	Jackson County	Lone Jack C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 697-3539	333	25	13.5	12.6%	310 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,382			$508			$10,874	46.9	33.6	626	128		291923001039
499	Advance Elementary	Public	K-6	201 School Street	Advance	63730	Stoddard County	Advance R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 722-3564	240	20	12.3	46.3%	227 (94.6%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,836			$589			$9,247	46.9	74.9	198	301		290288000003
500	Veterans Elementary	Public	K-5	790 N Veterans Rd	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 221-0649	403	35	11.6	63.5%	303 (75.2%)	36 (8.9%)	17 (4.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.2%)	$13,035			$851			$12,184	46.8	57.4	375	125		291365002781

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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.