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
241	George R. Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	803 Couch Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-6140	463	30	15.4	13.8%	324 (70.0%)	72 (15.6%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	$14,988			$29			$14,959	71.1	70.2	256	15		291677000921
242	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-4	2670 Zumbehl Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 443-4800	366	37	9.9	47.8%	234 (63.9%)	51 (13.9%)	57 (15.6%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$17,960			$410			$17,550	71	57.4	374	132		292892001846
243	Washington-Franklin Elementary	Public	1-4	409 N Washington	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1350	363	23	15.7	53.4%	333 (91.7%)	8 (2.2%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$10,359			$231			$10,128	70.8	78.2	163	80		291191000442
244	Maple Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maple St	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 532-0589	358	32	11.1	20.1%	320 (89.4%)	8 (2.2%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$14,794			$619			$14,175	70.7	85.1	104	140		292841001753
245	Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	908 Crestland	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6150	397	27	14.9	28.0%	250 (63.0%)	49 (12.3%)	25 (6.3%)	50 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$14,406			$210			$14,196	70.6	75.3	195	50		292685001628
246	Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	330	26	12.8	42.4%	208 (63.0%)	39 (11.8%)	49 (14.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	$15,548			$433			$15,115	70.3	77.6	170	76		290531002367
247	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 N Michigan Dr	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5150	529	37	14.3	55.0%	250 (47.3%)	77 (14.6%)	114 (21.6%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	53 (10.0%)	$14,571			$545			$14,026	70.3	70.6	252	5		292280001280
248	William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	529	32	16.7	30.8%	366 (69.2%)	60 (11.3%)	64 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$12,097			$393			$11,704	70.2	77.7	169	79		290531002488
249	Putnam County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 S 20th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 947-2494	296	27	10.8	48.6%	282 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,921			$531			$12,389	70.2	55	397	148		292564001505
250	Journey Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Interstate Drive	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 445-5190	595	47	12.7	13.3%	464 (78.0%)	49 (8.2%)	29 (4.9%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$14,953			$1,074			$13,879	70.1	76.5	183	67		293165003387

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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.