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
391	Wm. R. Cappel Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Hampel Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 356-4246	434	31	14	29.0%	378 (87.1%)	18 (4.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$17,231			$966			$16,265	56.6	52.4	425	34		293045002089
392	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4485 Sunrise School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Sunrise R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-6660	318	30	10.4	42.1%	309 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,106			$334			$12,772	56.5	49.8	454	62		292982002060
393	Martin Warren Elementary	Public	3-5	105 S Maguire	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 747-7160	407	30	13.6	45.2%	297 (73.0%)	24 (5.9%)	27 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	46 (11.3%)	$12,374			$553			$11,821	56.5	53.4	413	20		293102002513
394	Neelyville Elementary	Public	3-6	289 Broadway St	Neelyville	63954	Butler County	Neelyville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 989-3814	188	14	13.4	68.6%	173 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$9,964			$2,125			$7,839	56.4	48.1	472	78		292175001202
395	Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	355	32	11	30.7%	207 (58.3%)	40 (11.3%)	41 (11.5%)	44 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	$16,360			$275			$16,085	56.2	55.7	389	6		292358001377
396	Waynesville East Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 State Rd F	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2150	920	51	18	45.0%	584 (63.5%)	70 (7.6%)	125 (13.6%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.2%)	114 (12.4%)	$11,899			$248			$11,651	56.2	46.2	496	100		293144002168
397	Windsor Intermediate	Public	3-5	6208 Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 464-4451	626	43	14.4	34.5%	552 (88.2%)	11 (1.8%)	31 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$10,401			$495			$9,906	56.1	59.1	358	39		293210002250
398	Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Fourth Street	Vienna	65582	Maries County	Maries County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 422-3365	216	18	12.1	46.3%	208 (96.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,025			$788			$11,236	56	32.4	638	240		293087002133
399	Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4536 Coleman Rd	Villa Ridge	63089	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 742-2133	265	23	11.4	54.3%	236 (89.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$14,901			$998			$13,903	56	41.8	542	143		292346001353
400	Tipton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 E Cooper St.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-2213	222	21	10.3	50.5%	203 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,572			$714			$12,858	55.9	47.1	479	79		293033002075

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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.