Elementary Schools in Ottawa

The elementary schools in Ottawa, Kansas serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, Sunflower Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Sunflower Elementary School earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked 171st out of 653 Kansas elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. In the same year, 47% of Sunflower Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 55.96% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 29.79% in ELA and 33.35% in Math. Sunflower Elementary also had the highest 5th-grade science proficiency at 48.83%, surpassing the district average of 48.13%.

While the schools have varying levels of student socioeconomic status, as indicated by their free/reduced lunch rates, the higher spending per student at Lincoln Elementary ($11,762) and Garfield Elementary ($11,363) does not necessarily translate to better academic outcomes compared to Sunflower Elementary ($10,309). Additionally, the student-teacher ratios are relatively similar across the schools, suggesting that factors other than just funding and class size, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may play a more significant role in the schools' academic performance.