Best Elementary Schools in St Louis, MO (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in St Louis, MO, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
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St Louis, MO elementary schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Mallinckrodt Abi Elem (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 92% | 63% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 284 |
| #2 | A+ | Betty Wheeler Classical JR Ac (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 89% | 63% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 234 |
| #3 | A+ | Conway Elementary | St Louis | Ladue | 82% | 74% | Meets Expectations | 408 |
| #4 | A+ | Avery Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 80% | 63% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 386 |
| #5 | A+ | Bristol Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 80% | 67% | Exceeds Expectations | 388 |
| #6 | A+ | Ladue Fifth Grade Center | St Louis | Ladue | 79% | 69% | Exceeds Expectations | 351 |
| #7 | A+ | Reed Elementary | St Louis | Ladue | 79% | 73% | Meets Expectations | 369 |
| #8 | A+ | Edgar Road Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 78% | 60% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 380 |
| #9 | A+ | Old Bonhomme Elementary | St Louis | Ladue | 74% | 65% | Exceeds Expectations | 391 |
| #10 | A+ | Long Elem | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 73% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 545 |
| #11 | A+ | Spoede Elementary | St Louis | Ladue | 71% | 65% | Meets Expectations | 365 |
| #12 | A+ | Hudson Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 69% | 60% | Meets Expectations | 202 |
| #13 | A+ | Clark Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 68% | 65% | Meets Expectations | 289 |
| #14 | A+ | Mosaic Elementary | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 68% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 247 |
| #15 | A | Hagemann Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 67% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 399 |
| #16 | A | Concord Elem School | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 66% | 54% | Exceeds Expectations | 552 |
| #17 | A | Lafayette Preparatory Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 65% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 394 |
| #18 | A | Rogers Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 65% | 55% | Exceeds Expectations | 423 |
| #19 | A | Point Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 64% | 55% | Exceeds Expectations | 400 |
| #20 | A | Kennerly Elem | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 62% | 55% | Meets Expectations | 489 |
| #21 | A- | Dr Henry Givens JR Elem | St Louis | Webster Groves | 59% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 259 |
| #22 | A- | Dressel Elementary School | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 59% | 51% | Meets Expectations | 675 |
| #23 | A- | Oakville Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 59% | 48% | Exceeds Expectations | 386 |
| #24 | A- | Sappington Elem | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 57% | 57% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 504 |
| #25 | A- | Bayless Elementary | St Louis | Bayless | 56% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 814 |
| #26 | A- | Crestwood Elem | St Louis | Lindbergh Schools | 55% | 47% | Meets Expectations | 450 |
| #27 | B+ | Gateway Science Acadst Louis (Charter) | St Louis | Gateway Science Acad/st Louis | 54% | 43% | Exceeds Expectations | 346 |
| #28 | B+ | Craig Elem | St Louis | Parkway C-2 | 52% | 49% | Meets Expectations | 389 |
| #29 | B | Beasley Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 51% | 37% | Exceeds Expectations | 283 |
| #30 | B- | Blades Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 49% | 46% | Meets Expectations | 430 |
| #31 | B- | Wohlwend Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 45% | 46% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 410 |
| #32 | C+ | Trautwein Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 44% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 359 |
| #33 | C | Forder Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 41% | 37% | Meets Expectations | 363 |
| #34 | C | Gotsch Intermediate Sch | St Louis | Affton 101 | 41% | 46% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 553 |
| #35 | C | Bierbaum Elem | St Louis | Mehlville R-Ix | 40% | 40% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 533 |
| #36 | C | Mason Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 40% | 34% | Meets Expectations | 389 |
| #37 | D+ | Ross Elem | St Louis | Parkway C-2 | 36% | 34% | Meets Expectations | 385 |
| #38 | D+ | Buder Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 34% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 403 |
| #39 | D+ | Atlas Elementary (Charter) | St.louis | 33% | 11% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 205 | |
| #40 | D+ | Marion Elem | St Louis | Ritenour | 33% | 21% | Exceeds Expectations | 475 |
| #41 | D+ | City Garden Montessori Eaec (Charter) | St Louis | City Garden Montessori | 32% | 32% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 291 |
| #42 | D | Mann Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 29% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 240 |
| #43 | D | Premier Charter School (Charter) | St Louis | Premier Charter School | 29% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 918 |
| #44 | D | Iveland Elem | St Louis | Ritenour | 28% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 439 |
| #45 | D- | Gateway Science Acad South Ele (Charter) | St Louis | Gateway Science Acad/st Louis | 25% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 394 |
| #46 | D- | Marvin Elem | St Louis | Ritenour | 25% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 517 |
| #47 | D- | Dewey Sch Internatl Studies (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 24% | 12% | Exceeds Expectations | 390 |
| #48 | D- | Shaw Visualperf Arts Ctr (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 23% | 12% | Exceeds Expectations | 321 |
| #49 | D- | St Louis Lang Immersion School (Charter) | St Louis | St. Louis Lang Immersion Sch | 23% | 16% | Meets Expectations | 395 |
| #50 | D- | Keeven Elem | St Louis | Hazelwood | 22% | 13% | Exceeds Expectations | 267 |
| #51 | D- | The Leadership School (Charter) | St.louis | 21% | 9% | Exceeds Expectations | 85 | |
| #52 | D- | Woerner Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 20% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 362 |
| #53 | D- | Wyland Elem | St Louis | Ritenour | 20% | 22% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 490 |
| #54 | D- | Kipp Wisdom Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Kipp St Louis Public Schools | 19% | 7% | Exceeds Expectations | 429 |
| #55 | D- | Kratz Elem | St Louis | Ritenour | 19% | 14% | Meets Expectations | 538 |
| #56 | D- | Momentum Fox Park (Charter) | St Louis | Momentum Academy | 18% | 9% | Exceeds Expectations | 173 |
| #57 | D- | Eagle Tower Grove South (Charter) | St Louis | Momentum Academy | 17% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 221 |
| #58 | D- | North Side Community School (Charter) | St Louis | North Side Community School | 17% | 6% | Exceeds Expectations | 299 |
| #59 | F | South City (Charter) | St Louis | Confluence Academies | 17% | 12% | Meets Expectations | 787 |
| #60 | F | Lyon At Blow Elem (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 16% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 280 |
| #61 | F | Mullanphy Botanical Gardens (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 16% | 11% | Meets Expectations | 451 |
| #62 | F | Old North Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Confluence Academies | 15% | 8% | Meets Expectations | 546 |
| #63 | F | Grannemann Elem | St Louis | Hazelwood | 13% | 10% | Meets Expectations | 411 |
| #64 | F | Gateway Elem (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 12% | 9% | Meets Expectations | 516 |
| #65 | F | Lemasters Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 10% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 295 |
| #66 | F | Washington Elem | St Louis | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 10% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 359 |
| #67 | F | Twillman Elem | St Louis | Hazelwood | 9% | 9% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 326 |
| #68 | F | Humboldt Acad Of Higher Lrning | St Louis | St. Louis City | 7% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 151 |
| #69 | F | Jefferson Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 5% | 9% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 127 |
| #70 | F | Sigel Elem Comm Ed Ctr | St Louis | St. Louis City | 5% | 11% | Underperforms Expectations | 219 |
| #71 | F | Ashland Elem And Br | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 226 |
| #72 | F | Barack Obama Elementary School | St Louis | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 4% | 7% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 397 |
| #73 | F | Cole Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 15% | Underperforms Expectations | 326 |
| #74 | F | George Washington Carver Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 16% | Underperforms Expectations | 118 |
| #75 | F | Henry Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 204 |
| #76 | F | Kipp Victory Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Kipp St Louis Public Schools | 4% | 7% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 482 |
| #77 | F | Kipp Wonder Academy (Charter) | St Louis | Kipp St Louis Public Schools | 4% | 6% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 331 |
| #78 | F | Larimore Elem | St Louis | Hazelwood | 4% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 341 |
| #79 | F | Meramec Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 17% | Underperforms Expectations | 202 |
| #80 | F | Shenandoah Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 136 |
| #81 | F | The Biome (Charter) | St Louis | the Biome | 4% | 9% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 176 |
| #82 | F | Walbridge Elem Community Ed | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 128 |
| #83 | F | Washington Montessori (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 277 |
| #84 | F | Woodward Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 4% | 11% | Underperforms Expectations | 239 |
| #85 | F | Ames Visualperf Arts (Magnet) | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 158 |
| #86 | F | Arrowpoint Elem | St Louis | Hazelwood | 3% | 9% | Underperforms Expectations | 358 |
| #87 | F | Bryan Hill Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 182 |
| #88 | F | Columbia Elem Comm Ed Ctr | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 221 |
| #89 | F | Elias Michael Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 13% | Underperforms Expectations | 43 |
| #90 | F | Gibson Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 3% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 429 |
| #91 | F | Glasgow Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 3% | 7% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 269 |
| #92 | F | Hamilton Elem Community Ed | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 9% | Underperforms Expectations | 253 |
| #93 | F | Herzog Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 7% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 247 |
| #94 | F | Laclede Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 264 |
| #95 | F | Lewis And Clark Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 3% | 12% | Underperforms Expectations | 145 |
| #96 | F | Lexington Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 274 |
| #97 | F | Meadows Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 3% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 333 |
| #98 | F | Monroe Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 9% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 158 |
| #99 | F | Peabody Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 3% | 9% | Underperforms Expectations | 152 |
| #100 | F | Danforth Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 2% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 271 |
| #101 | F | Froebel Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 2% | 16% | Underperforms Expectations | 176 |
| #102 | F | Hickey Elem | St Louis | St. Louis City | 2% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 273 |
| #103 | F | Highland Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 2% | 10% | Underperforms Expectations | 274 |
| #104 | F | Koch Elem | St Louis | Riverview Gardens | 2% | 11% | Underperforms Expectations | 303 |
How St Louis, MO's elementary schools compare
A: 26B: 5C: 5D: 22F: 46
30% of the 104 ranked elementary schools in St Louis, MO earn an A or B (26 A grades, 5 B, 5 C, 22 D, 46 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 57 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (55% here, 70% nationally), and 28 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mallinckrodt Abi Elem (92% against 63%, A+), Betty Wheeler Classical JR Ac (89% against 63%, A+), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (65% against 39%, A), Atlas Elementary (33% against 11%, D+), Bayless Elementary (56% against 35%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 26): Webster Groves (6), Lindbergh Schools (6), Ladue (5), Mehlville R-Ix (5).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Premier Charter School (918 students, D, #43), Bayless Elementary (814 students, A-, #25), South City (787 students, F, #59).
Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in St Louis, MO that are not ranked
18 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (18)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Adams Elem, St Louis
- Aspire Academy, St Louis
- Bermuda Elementary, St Louis
- City Garden Montessori Ecec, St Louis
- Eagle Gravois Park, St Louis
- Eagle Tower Grove East, St Louis
- Earl Nance SR Elem, St Louis
- Hodgen Elem, St Louis
- Jefferson Elem, St Louis
- Lucas Crossing Elem Complex, St Louis
- Mesnier Primary Sch, St Louis
- Mo School For The Blind Elem, St Louis
- Moline Elem, St Louis
- Nahed Chapman New American Aca, St Louis
- Normandy Early Learning Center, St Louis
- Oak Hill Elem, St Louis
- Stix Early Childhood Ctr, St Louis
- Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr, St Louis
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in St Louis, MO, as grouped on its schools page; the Missouri ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in St Louis, MO
What is the best elementary school in St Louis, MO?
Mallinckrodt Abi Elem in St Louis ranks first among the 104 ranked elementary schools in St Louis, MO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 92% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63%.
How are elementary schools in St Louis, MO ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does St Louis, MO have?
SchoolGrade grades 122 public elementary schools in St Louis, MO; 104 are ranked here and 18 are listed as not ranked.