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The top-graded public elementary schools in Missouri

1,059 public elementary schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the top-graded public elementary schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
1,059
Missouri
Top Grade
A+
Median Grade
B-
TOP GRADED · MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsGradePercentile in state
1LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARYLESTERVILLE, MOLESTERVILLE R-IVElementary68A+100
2JEFFERSON ELEM.CONCEPTION JCT, MOJEFFERSON C-123Elementary83A+99.9
3MARION CO. ELEM.PHILADELPHIA, MOMARION CO. R-IIElementary109A+99.8
4JAMES WALKER ELEM.BLUE SPRINGS, MOBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary456A+99.7
5EAST ELEM.OZARK, MOOZARK R-VIElementary515A+99.6
6CLOPTON ELEM.CLARKSVILLE, MOPIKE CO. R-IIIElementary210A+99.5
7OAKWOOD ELEM.HANNIBAL, MOHANNIBAL 60Elementary272A+99.4
8NORTH ANDREW ELEM.ROSENDALE, MONORTH ANDREW CO. R-VIElementary125A+99.3
9SPRING BLUFF ELEM.SULLIVAN, MOSPRING BLUFF R-XVElementary217A+99.2
10PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.PORTAGEVILLE, MOPORTAGEVILLEElementary311A+99.1
11AVERY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOWEBSTER GROVESElementary337A+99
12LINCOLN ELEM.ST CHARLES, MOST. CHARLES R-VIElementary160A+98.9
13MERAMEC ELEM.CLAYTON, MOCLAYTONElementary368A+98.8
14WILLIAM YATES ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MOBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary463A+98.7
15Horizon ElementarySMITHVILLE, MOSMITHVILLE R-IIElementary448A+98.6
16GROVESPRING ELEM.GROVESPRING, MOHARTVILLE R-IIElementary110A+98.5
17EAST ELEMENTARYJACKSON, MOJACKSON R-IIElementary726A+98.4
18ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.ST ELIZABETH, MOST. ELIZABETH R-IVElementary143A+98.3
19ROBERTSVILLE ELEM.ROBERTSVILLE, MOMERAMEC VALLEY R-IIIElementary147A+98.3
20SOUTH ELEM.OZARK, MOOZARK R-VIElementary505A+98.2
21CHESTERFIELD ELEM.CHESTERFIELD, MOROCKWOOD R-VIElementary389A+98.1
22OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARYST LOUIS, MOLADUEElementary379A+98
23WILLARD NORTH ELEM.WILLARD, MOWILLARD R-IIElementary340A+97.9
24EDGAR ROAD ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOWEBSTER GROVESElementary369A+97.8
25GLENRIDGE ELEM.CLAYTON, MOCLAYTONElementary321A+97.7
26WEAUBLEAU ELEM.WEAUBLEAU, MOWEAUBLEAU R-IIIElementary192A+97.6
27HIGH POINTE ELEM.NIXA, MONixa Public SchoolsElementary619A+97.5
28NORTH HARRISON ELEM.EAGLEVILLE, MONORTH HARRISON R-IIIElementary111A+97.4
29AVENUE CITY ELEM.COSBY, MOAVENUE CITY R-IXElementary229A+97.3
30INDEPENDENCE ELEM.ST CHARLES, MOFRANCIS HOWELL R-IIIElementary762A+97.2
31PLAINVIEW ELEM.AVA, MOPLAINVIEW R-VIIIElementary93A+97.1
32CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MOBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary600A+97
33BEAUFORT ELEM.BEAUFORT, MOUNION R-XIElementary322A+96.9
34LONG ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOLINDBERGH SCHOOLSElementary545A+96.8
35RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.CLAYTON, MOCLAYTONElementary286A+96.7
36PRINCETON R-V ELEM.PRINCETON, MOPRINCETON R-VElementary175A+96.6
37CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARYGLADSTONE, MONORTH KANSAS CITY 74Elementary644A+96.6
38MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary313A+96.5
39CONWAY ELEMENTARYST LOUIS, MOLADUEElementary392A+96.4
40HAWK POINT ELEM.HAWK POINT, MOTROY R-IIIElementary131A+96.3
41WARREN ELEM.ST PETERS, MOFRANCIS HOWELL R-IIIElementary729A+96.2
42BRISTOL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOWEBSTER GROVESElementary361A+96.1
43MCGRATH ELEM.BRENTWOOD, MOBRENTWOODElementary236A+96
44WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOWILLARD R-IIElementary404A+95.9
45VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MOBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary546A+95.8
46MOUND CITY ELEM.MOUND CITY, MOMOUND CITY R-IIElementary115A+95.7
47New Franklin ElementaryNew Franklin, MONEW FRANKLIN R-IElementary194A+95.6
48HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.ROLLA, MOROLLA 31Elementary448A+95.5
49HAGEMANN ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOMEHLVILLE R-IXElementary427A+95.4
50CENTRAL ELEM.WESTON, MOWEST PLATTE CO. R-IIElementary354A+95.3
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