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Best Elementary Schools
in JEFFERSON CITY

This page covers 11 elementary schools in JEFFERSON CITY. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

11
Schools Ranked
Missouri
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 11
1
rank
NORTH ELEM.
Grades KG–05395 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.
Grades KG–05241 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM.
Grades KG–05328 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.9:1)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
9.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
EAST ELEM.
Grades KG–05305 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
5
rank
THORPE J. GORDON ELEM.
Grades KG–05281 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
6
rank
CEDAR HILL ELEM.
Grades KG–05324 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.
Grades KG–05419 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
BELAIR ELEM.
Grades KG–05377 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
WEST ELEM.
Grades KG–05307 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05477 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,972
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
18
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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NORTH ELEM.
Score: 59/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.