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Cornerstone Elementary

Q: Is Cornerstone Elementary a good school?

Cornerstone Elementary ranks 547 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Cornerstone Elementary is a public elementary school in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, serving 459 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Excelsior Springs 40 school district, which is ranked 224 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornerstone Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts, and declining performance over time compared to other schools in the state. For example, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 40% in 2024-2025, compared to 44.9% for the district and 41.4% for the state. Additionally, the school's 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 32.8%, compared to 37.9% for the district and 44.3% for the state. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also mixed, with relatively low rankings for white and disabled students.

Cornerstone Elementary's challenges are not unique, as nearby schools like Elkhorn Elementary and Lewis Elementary have generally higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better rankings within the state. The school's leadership and the Excelsior Springs 40 district should closely examine the factors contributing to these issues and develop targeted strategies to address them, with a focus on improving equity and student outcomes.

466

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,783

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Wornall Road
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024-0248

(816) 630-9260

District: Excelsior Springs 40

Students who attend Cornerstone Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Excelsior Springs Middle
High:	Excelsior Springs High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Missouri avg42%

547^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Excelsior Springs 40

224^th of 367Excelsior Springs 40 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	547 of 900	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	471 of 906	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	444 of 898	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	572 of 908	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	486 of 901	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	768 of 1052	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	651 of 1045	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.7	374 of 1032	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	375 of 865	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.9	211 of 1058	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.2	317 of 1089	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.3	350 of 1108	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	340 of 1085	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	348 of 1088	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	319 of 1066	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	49.4	577 of 1053	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	448 of 1084	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.6	577 of 1080	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.5	731 of 1074	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	53.0	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	97 of 251	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	218 of 625	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	136 of 611	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	319 of 532	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.1	98 of 574	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	705 of 907	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	625 of 887	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	521 of 666	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	435 of 668	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	446 of 673	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	555 of 675	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	498 of 691	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	816 of 917	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	675 of 898	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)65th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2021)59th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

Science27%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cornerstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Wornall Road	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9260	466	34	13.8	40.8%	388 (83.3%)	13 (2.8%)	38 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	41.7	547^th of 900 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.3	471^st of 906 public elementary schools	48.0%	76	40.0	39.6	32.7	27.0	38.7	41.1	32.8	$12,783	$213	$12,570
Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Leavenworth Street	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9290	354	28	12.7	62.1%	288 (81.4%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	42.9	537^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.6	475^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.6%	62	43.4	50.8	21.5	28.6	35.4	42.0	33.9	$13,835	$759	$13,076
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%)	88.1	91^st of 900 public elementary schools	89.9%		82.5	132^nd of 906 public elementary schools	85.4%	41	47.9	66.6	65.7	84.1	59.9	74.6		$12,861	$242	$12,619
Lens	Public	4-5	2215 South Campus Drive	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4798	60	4	13.4	20.0%	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$16,121	$57	$16,064
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4114	264	20	12.9	8.3%	232 (87.9%)	4 (1.5%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	68.9	268^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.2%		73.1	218^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.9%	50	51.1	38.0		54.1	58.1	52.2		$14,687	$225	$14,462
Kearney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 628-4113	223	19	11.4	32.3%	199 (89.2%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	63.9	322^nd of 900 public elementary schools	64.2%		51	444^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.0%	122	48.4	48.7	57.0	37.0	45.4			$15,833	$452	$15,381
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	307 W Moss St	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 580-7272	439	33	13.4	27.3%	439 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	458^th of 900 public elementary schools	49.1%		62.2	325^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.1%	133	37.5	44.2			44.0	39.9		$10,238	$640	$9,599
Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-5	34684 Hwy 10	Excelsior Springs	64024	Ray County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9270	239	20	11.8	51.0%	199 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.8%)	58.4	374^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.4%		47	481^st of 906 public elementary schools	46.9%	107	57.8		41.4	35.8	36.8		48.9	$15,928	$522	$15,406
Missouri City Elementary	Public	K-8	700 E Main	Missouri City	64072	Clay County	Missouri City 56	No	No	No	No	(816) 750-4391	14	3	4.2	35.7%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$35,226	$1,184	$34,042
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 903-1400	463	32	14.3	17.7%	414 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	61.6	346^th of 900 public elementary schools	61.6%		56	385^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.5%	39	47.0	39.6	38.0	48.6	55.2		44.0	$12,060	$312	$11,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornerstone Elementary

Is Cornerstone Elementary a good school?

Cornerstone Elementary ranks 547^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cornerstone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Cornerstone Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cornerstone Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cornerstone Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Excelsior Springs Middle
High : Excelsior Springs High

What is the racial makeup of Cornerstone Elementary?

Students at Cornerstone Elementary are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Cornerstone Elementary in?

Excelsior Springs 40

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