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
561	Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	594	46	13	100.0%	86 (14.5%)	123 (20.7%)	329 (55.4%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$21,095			$2,478			$18,617	40.2	34.5	611	50		291640002376
562	Brunswick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1008 County Rd	Brunswick	65236	Chariton County	Brunswick R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 548-3777	135	13	10.5	45.2%	131 (97.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,673			$764			$14,909	40.2	57.4	373	189		290603000144
563	Crest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	94 NW 58 Hwy	Centerview	64019	Johnson County	Johnson County R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 656-3315	276	20	13.6	38.8%	255 (92.4%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$12,008			$877			$11,132	40.2	31.8	642	79		290832000231
564	Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5435	384	25	15.2	75.0%	210 (54.7%)	46 (12.0%)	92 (24.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	26 (6.8%)	$12,279			$1,078			$11,201	40.1	46.2	495	69		291548000716
565	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	993	92	10.8	5.9%	744 (74.9%)	88 (8.9%)	62 (6.2%)	12 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.1%)	$4,170			$672			$3,498	40	39.3	567	2		292886003406
566	Thomas B. Chinn Elementary	Public	K-5	7100 NW Chatham Rd	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4330	466	39	11.9	46.4%	198 (42.5%)	101 (21.7%)	81 (17.4%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.6%)	41 (8.8%)	$15,766			$96			$15,670	39.9	55.5	391	175		292355001373
567	Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 McClelland Blvd	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 625-5350	434	39	11.1	66.6%	274 (63.1%)	22 (5.1%)	57 (13.1%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	13 (3.0%)	52 (12.0%)	$12,021			$1,246			$10,775	39.8	58.2	368	199		291635003240
568	Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6031 Southwest Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-1201	393	35	11.2	100.0%	168 (42.7%)	141 (35.9%)	55 (14.0%)	12 (3.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$22,115			$546			$21,570	39.8	41.2	550	18		292928001930
569	Appleton City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 476-2108	161	14	11.9	58.4%	154 (95.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,699			$1,123			$10,576	39.7	42.4	538	31		290312000017
570	Topping Elementary	Public	K-5	4433 N Topping Av	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5200	293	24	12	72.7%	90 (30.7%)	101 (34.5%)	51 (17.4%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	37 (12.6%)	$16,083			$547			$15,536	39.7	47.3	477	93		292280001291

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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.