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
81	Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 Clark Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3640	401	33	12.1	41.6%	247 (61.6%)	58 (14.5%)	45 (11.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.7%)	$15,219			$705			$14,514	88.8	76.7	180	99		290531000080
82	North Platte Intermediate	Public	3-5	900 Lewis	Edgerton	64444	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 790-3622	108	10	10.5	32.4%	103 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,374			$11			$13,364	88.8	83.6	120	38		292283002021
83	Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Fine Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6300	417	27	15.7	15.3%	375 (89.9%)	10 (2.4%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,825			$145			$12,681	88.7	88.2	72	11		292067002683
84	Point Elementary	Public	K-5	6790 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5900	413	27	15.3	20.1%	361 (87.4%)	11 (2.7%)	12 (2.9%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,494			$145			$11,349	88.6	80.7	145	61		292067001119
85	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	455 N. Lacey Street	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-5271	726	48	15.1	30.6%	652 (89.8%)	16 (2.2%)	19 (2.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$11,847			$1,024			$10,823	88.6	93.5	33	52		291560003265
86	Becky-David Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4200	812	62	13	14.8%	606 (74.6%)	62 (7.6%)	47 (5.8%)	42 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.7%)	$14,662			$365			$14,296	88.4	89.9	63	23		292895001854
87	John Weldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7370 Weldon Spring Rd	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5500	640	49	13.1	9.1%	470 (73.4%)	33 (5.2%)	32 (5.0%)	77 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$14,870			$385			$14,485	88.4	88.2	73	14		292895002666
88	Babler Elementary	Public	K-5	1955 Shepard Rd	Glencoe	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-1175	408	34	11.8	8.8%	315 (77.2%)	17 (4.2%)	23 (5.6%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$13,481			$207			$13,274	88.2	92.4	40	48		292685002566
89	Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	507	38	13.2	42.0%	408 (80.5%)	8 (1.6%)	44 (8.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$11,599			$761			$10,839	88.2	83.2	124	35		292622003160
90	Willard Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2625 N Farm Rd 101	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 831-4440	404	32	12.4	41.3%	370 (91.6%)	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,181			$795			$10,387	88.1	83.4	121	31		293201001700

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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.

Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.