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
311	East Carter County R-II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5325	364	28	13.2	65.4%	345 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,343			$1,044			$10,299	65.1	88.4	70	241		291110000380
312	Telegraph Intermediate	Public	3-5	1265 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-6530	230	17	13.6	28.7%	222 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,556			$03			$13,552	65	76.8	178	134		291623001725
313	Bridgeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11635 Oakbury Ct	Bridgeton	63044	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8012	417	35	11.9	42.2%	157 (37.6%)	118 (28.3%)	76 (18.2%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	$16,355			$342			$16,013	64.9	68.8	264	49		292370001412
314	Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3421 Cherry St	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 888-7400	492	33	15	33.7%	257 (52.2%)	109 (22.2%)	57 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.0%)	$12,936			$477			$12,460	64.9	74	205	109		290001703259
315	Dr. Henry Givens Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N Rock Hill Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6460	306	25	12.1	36.9%	165 (53.9%)	102 (33.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	$14,314			$30			$14,284	64.6	77.1	172	143		293153002486
316	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	1-4	1040 Forster St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1345	387	28	13.6	58.4%	351 (90.7%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,188			$357			$10,831	64.5	68.3	269	47		291191002847
317	Linden West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7333 N Wyandotte St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5130	501	33	15.3	62.7%	217 (43.3%)	110 (22.0%)	85 (17.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	65 (13.0%)	$14,719			$531			$14,188	64.3	42.6	533	216		292280001277
318	Willard Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4595 Farm Road 140	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 869-0600	394	34	11.5	45.7%	299 (75.9%)	32 (8.1%)	38 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,182			$933			$12,249	64.2	57.6	372	54		293201003116
319	Trailridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1290	418	25	16.4	22.7%	260 (62.2%)	70 (16.7%)	41 (9.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	$14,178			$416			$13,762	64.1	64.9	302	17		291830000544
320	West Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dix Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3195	317	27	11.8	54.3%	195 (61.5%)	54 (17.0%)	24 (7.6%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$13,777			$310			$13,467	64.1	61.1	339	19		291619000758

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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.