The average public preschool in Missouri has approximately 279 students (2025).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Missouri (by enrollment) is External Sites with 2,273 students.
# Students Range: 605
2,273
Avg. # Students: 751
Largest Missouri Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
External Sites
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,273
Grades: PK-12
12110 Clayton Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8100
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8100
Rank: #22.
Premier Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 904
Grades: PK-8
5279 Fyler Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63139
(314) 645-9600
Saint Louis, MO 63139
(314) 645-9600
Rank: #33.
Clever Elementary School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 885
Grades: PK-8
103 S Public Ave.
Clever, MO 65631
(417) 743-4815
Clever, MO 65631
(417) 743-4815
Rank: #44.
Bayless Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 858
Grades: PK-5
4531 Weber Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 256-8620
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 256-8620
Rank: #55.
Becky-david Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 840
Grades: PK-5
1155 Jungs Station Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63303
(636) 851-4200
Saint Charles, MO 63303
(636) 851-4200
Rank: #66.
Central Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 839
Grades: PK-5
4525 Central School Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-5700
Saint Charles, MO 63304
(636) 851-5700
Rank: #77.
Guadalupe Centers Elementary School
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 791
Grades: PK-5
5123 E Truman Road
Kansas City, MO 64127
(816) 994-0396
Kansas City, MO 64127
(816) 994-0396
Rank: #88.
South City
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 782
Grades: PK-8
3112 Meramec
Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 481-4700
Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 481-4700
Rank: #99.
West Plains Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 776
Grades: PK-4
1136 Allen St
West Plains, MO 65775
(417) 256-6150
West Plains, MO 65775
(417) 256-6150
Rank: #1010.
M. L. King Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 746
Grades: PK-6
4848 Woodland Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 418-2475
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 418-2475
Rank: #1111.
Bell Prairie Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 742
Grades: PK-5
3000 Ne 108th St
Kansas City, MO 64156
(816) 321-5020
Kansas City, MO 64156
(816) 321-5020
Rank: #1212.
East Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 739
Grades: PK-4
455 N. Lacey Street
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 243-5271
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 243-5271
Rank: #1313.
Students: 735
Grades: PK-2
405 Hillcrest Dr
Bonne Terre, MO 63628
(573) 431-3300
Bonne Terre, MO 63628
(573) 431-3300
Rank: #1414.
Students: 727
Grades: PK-2
1815 E Hamilton
Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 665-5691
Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 665-5691
Rank: #1515.
Students: 723
Grades: PK-2
6930 Weber Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 849-5566
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 849-5566
Rank: #1616.
Mallory Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 719
Grades: PK-4
315 S Hickory
Buffalo, MO 65622
(417) 345-2350
Buffalo, MO 65622
(417) 345-2350
Rank: #1717.
Lucy Wortham James Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 705
Grades: PK-5
314 S Jefferson
Saint James, MO 65559
(573) 265-2300
Saint James, MO 65559
(573) 265-2300
Rank: #1818.
Mountain Grove Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 680
Grades: PK-4
320 E Ninth
Mountain Grove, MO 65711
(417) 926-3177
Mountain Grove, MO 65711
(417) 926-3177
Rank: #1919.
Students: 674
Grades: PK
2730 Valley Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 891-6200
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 891-6200
Rank: #2020.
Students: 661
Grades: PK-1
206 S Roney
Carl Junction, MO 64834
(417) 649-7045
Carl Junction, MO 64834
(417) 649-7045
Rank: #2121.
Robert Drummond Elementary School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 659
Grades: PK-5
3721 St Bridget Ln
Saint Ann, MO 63074
(314) 213-8419
Saint Ann, MO 63074
(314) 213-8419
Rank: #2222.
John Weldon Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 656
Grades: PK-5
7370 Weldon Spring Rd
O Fallon, MO 63368
(636) 851-5500
O Fallon, MO 63368
(636) 851-5500
Rank: #2323.
Gracemor Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 655
Grades: PK-5
5125 N Sycamore
Kansas City, MO 64119
(816) 321-5110
Kansas City, MO 64119
(816) 321-5110
Rank: #2424.
Kc International-wallace
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 654
Grades: PK-8
414 Wallace Ave
Kansas City, MO 64125
(816) 242-4206
Kansas City, MO 64125
(816) 242-4206
Rank: #2525.
Frontier School Of Innovation
Charter School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 643
Grades: PK-5
6700 Corporate Dr.
Kansas City, MO 64120
(816) 363-1907
Kansas City, MO 64120
(816) 363-1907
Rank: #2626.
Ervin Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 641
Grades: PK-5
10530 Greenwood Rd
Kansas City, MO 64134
(816) 316-8400
Kansas City, MO 64134
(816) 316-8400
Rank: #2727.
Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 638
Grades: PK-5
201 Park Deville
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 214-3570
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 214-3570
Rank: #2828.
Foreign Language Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 629
Grades: PK-8
3450 Warwick
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 418-6000
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 418-6000
Rank: #2929.
Harvest Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 622
Grades: PK-5
1220 Harvest Ridge Dr
Saint Charles, MO 63303
(636) 851-5100
Saint Charles, MO 63303
(636) 851-5100
Rank: #3030.
Davidson Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 621
Grades: PK-5
5100 N Highland
Kansas City, MO 64118
(816) 321-5080
Kansas City, MO 64118
(816) 321-5080
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Students: 618
Grades: PK-2
119 Service Rd
Camdenton, MO 65020
(573) 346-9239
Camdenton, MO 65020
(573) 346-9239
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Hancock Place Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 618
Grades: PK-5
9101 S Broadway
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 544-1300
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 544-1300
Rank: #3333.
Potosi Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 610
Grades: PK-3
205 State Hwy P
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-2223
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-2223
Rank: #3434.
Donald D. Siegrist Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 607
Grades: PK-5
1701 Branch St
Platte City, MO 64079
(816) 858-5977
Platte City, MO 64079
(816) 858-5977
Rank: #3535.
University Academy-lower
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 605
Grades: PK-5
6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-5973
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-5973
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Missouri average public preschools student size?
The Missouri average public preschools student size is 279 for 2025.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Missouri?
The best top ranked public preschools in Missouri include External Sites, Premier Charter School and Clever Elementary School.
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