Chesterfield Elementary Ranks No. 28 in Missouri

Chesterfield Elementary scored 97.18 out of 100 in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary Schools rankings, placing No. 28 out of 957 ranked elementary schools in Missouri.

The school on Wild Horse Creek Road posted the highest-ranked public elementary school in Chesterfield and Wildwood. Eighty-one percent of its students scored at or above the proficient level in math, and 72% reached that mark in reading, according to U.S. News. Both figures topped the Rockwood R-Vi district averages of 60% in math and 54% in reading.

The Rockwood School District said eight of its elementary schools landed in the top 18.5% statewide. Chesterfield and Kehrs Mill ranked in the top 5%, while Babler and Wild Horse also placed within the top 11%.

Highcroft Ridge Elementary in Chesterfield, part of the Parkway C-2 district, ranked No. 54 statewide with a score of 94.46 out of 100. Its students scored 69% proficient in math and 71% in reading.

Wild Horse Elementary, also in Rockwood, came in at No. 102 with an 89.44 score. Green Pines Elementary in Wildwood ranked No. 154 with a score of 84.

U.S. News released the rankings Oct. 20, covering nearly 47,000 elementary schools nationwide. The methodology weights four factors equally at 25% each: math proficiency, math performance, reading proficiency and reading performance. Half the formula measures raw test scores. The other half factors in socioeconomic demographics.

Eric Brooks, U.S. News director of education data analysis, said the 2027 edition uses data collected directly from state education agencies by RTI International alongside U.S. Department of Education data.