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
681	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 584-7127	440	33	13.1	47.5%	393 (89.3%)	11 (2.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$13,207			$614			$12,594	27.5	28.9	665	16		291440000669
682	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25189 Heritage Ave	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 209-3586	520	39	13.3	49.8%	486 (93.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$12,240			$1,217			$11,023	27.5	31.1	647	35		291846001989
683	Bismarck R-V Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Campus Drive	Bismarck	63624	St. Francois County	Bismarck R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 734-6111	207	18	11.4	100.0%	200 (96.6%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,596			$2,073			$11,523	27.3	34.4	614	69		290513000067
684	West Blvd. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	319 West Blvd North	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3670	327	31	10.5	100.0%	117 (35.8%)	124 (37.9%)	31 (9.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.3%)	$16,279			$466			$15,813	27	46.5	491	193		290100000316
685	Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 N 82nd BLVD	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4361	386	30	12.9	100.0%	13 (3.4%)	283 (73.3%)	67 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	$16,038			$837			$15,201	26.7	26	688	3		293066002105
686	Crossroads - Central Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1011 Central	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-2600	355	31	11.4	64.2%	58 (16.3%)	193 (54.4%)	71 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	$22,403			$1,017			$21,386	26.3	31.7	644	42		290060303201
687	Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	320	25	12.8	100.0%	63 (19.7%)	174 (54.4%)	32 (10.0%)	27 (8.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$19,453			$2,545			$16,908	26.2	12.6	810	123		291434000652
688	Marion Elementary	Public	K-5	2634 Sims	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6400	496	35	14.1	100.0%	77 (15.5%)	154 (31.0%)	216 (43.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$13,410			$427			$12,984	26.1	23	706	18		292664001570
689	Malden Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-5791	424	35	12	100.0%	229 (54.0%)	129 (30.4%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	$13,313			$2,006			$11,306	26.1	26	687	2		291989001056
690	Butcher-Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5302 E 140th	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5400	253	19	13.3	60.9%	33 (13.0%)	98 (38.7%)	98 (38.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$18,974			$762			$18,212	26	11	825	135		291314000549

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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.