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
91	Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	7 S Campus Dr	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4652	455	32	14.1	16.7%	406 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$12,861			$242			$12,619	88.1	82.5	132	41		291645001434
92	Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	675 N Hawk Ave	Norwood	65717	Wright County	Norwood R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 746-4101	126	15	8.5	56.3%	120 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$14,779			$1,513			$13,266	87.9			(n/a)		292295001312
93	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1484 Boone St	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 528-1990	391	29	13.6	26.9%	352 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$17,005			$901			$16,105	87.9	75.5	190	97		293045002856
94	Discovery Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2523 Sommers Road	O Fallon	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-2354	590	43	13.6	13.6%	447 (75.8%)	16 (2.7%)	40 (6.8%)	50 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$13,304			$814			$12,490	87.8	87.8	79	15		293165003155
95	Woerther Elementary	Public	K-5	314 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6175	423	32	13	11.1%	276 (65.2%)	25 (5.9%)	18 (4.3%)	74 (17.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$14,642			$354			$14,288	87.8	78.7	161	66		292685001629
96	Pheasant Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Pheasant Meadow Dr	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-0173	428	33	12.9	14.3%	276 (64.5%)	30 (7.0%)	18 (4.2%)	78 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$16,069			$93			$15,977	87.7	86	92	4		290837002697
97	Fairway Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Old Fairway Dr	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4175	346	24	14.3	7.2%	281 (81.2%)	12 (3.5%)	17 (4.9%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$14,976			$425			$14,551	87.6	88.6	66	31		292685002859
98	Shenandoah Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	15399 Appalachian Trail	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6750	387	29	13.3	8.3%	219 (56.6%)	33 (8.5%)	17 (4.4%)	81 (20.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.5%)	$15,080			$163			$14,917	87.5	85.3	98			292358001399
99	Bell Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 NE 108th St	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5020	642	43	15	25.2%	384 (59.8%)	85 (13.2%)	74 (11.5%)	41 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	51 (7.9%)	$14,483			$539			$13,944	87.5	83.2	122	23		292280003115
100	West Elementary	Public	K-4	3105 W State Hwy Cc	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5907	584	48	12.2	37.3%	491 (84.1%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	$10,969			$623			$10,346	87.2	90.7	57	43		292343003001

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.