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
851	Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning	Public	3-5	2516 S. 9th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-5720	108	9	12	100.0%	9 (8.3%)	94 (87.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$26,761			$546			$26,215	7.4	8.1	851			292928003193
852	Fairview Intermediate	Public	4-6	7053 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	134	9	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	129 (96.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$7,170			$76			$7,094	7.2	6.8	864	12		291629003081
853	Genesis School Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3800 E 44th St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Genesis School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 921-0775	180	19	9.4	100.0%	8 (4.4%)	152 (84.4%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$23,160			$1,253			$21,907	7.1	10.3	828	25		290001602746
854	The Biome	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Olive Street	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	The Biome	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 531-0982	167	23	7.2	82.6%	5 (3.0%)	148 (88.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$21,769			$1,856			$19,913	7	13	802	52		290060903262
855	Ames Visual/Perf. Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Hadley	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-7165	131	14	9.3	100.0%	3 (2.3%)	128 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,052			$546			$24,506	7	13.5	796	59		292928002570
856	Polo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 W School St	Polo	64671	Caldwell County	Polo R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 354-2200	137	15	9.1	47.4%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$18,681			$2,230			$16,451	7			(n/a)		292541001464
857	Gateway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-8255	426	40	10.7	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	406 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$22,107			$546			$21,562	6.8	6.7	866	9		292928001587
858	Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Lexington Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2522	234	18	13	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,900			$546			$22,354	6.7	2.6	906	48		292928001958
859	Center Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Euclid Ave	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3444	314	26	12.2	100.0%	20 (6.4%)	206 (65.6%)	53 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	$15,231			$1,211			$14,019	6.7	4.6	887	28		290825000224
860	Grannemann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2324 Redman Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4250	438	34	12.8	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	412 (94.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,874			$434			$14,440	6.6	7	862	2		291383000621

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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.