Best Elementary Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 653)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
201164001556	81	Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5000	313	25	12.6	32.9%	224 (71.6%)	10 (3.2%)	46 (14.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.6%)	$12,899			$940			$11,959	84.1	79.9	103	22
200549002021	82	Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Belmont Dr	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1810	392	29	13.6	14.3%	302 (77.0%)	16 (4.1%)	33 (8.4%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$11,748			$698			$11,050	83.5	86.2	69	13
201200001657	83	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	10200 W. 124th St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6900	466	36	13	13.7%	346 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	37 (7.9%)	31 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	$11,982			$337			$11,645	83.4	92.3	24	59
201200001685	84	Overland Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6225 W. 133rd St.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-7000	588	42	13.9	20.6%	278 (47.3%)	42 (7.1%)	58 (9.9%)	168 (28.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	$9,376			$157			$9,219	83.4	82.3	91	7
200654001551	85	Amelia Earhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19201 W. 23rd Street South	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4080	491	35	14.2	26.5%	365 (74.3%)	7 (1.4%)	60 (12.2%)	18 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$8,603			$468			$8,134	83.2	85.4	73	12
200456000830	86	Centralia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	507 John Riggins Ave	Centralia	66415	Nemaha County	Vermillion	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 857-3324	210	11	19.2	30.0%	191 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.1%)	$11,667			$647			$11,020	82.7	91.4	30	56
201200002098	87	Wolf Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9300 W. 178th Street	Overland Park	66013	Miami County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 624-2400	632	38	16.6	6.8%	446 (70.6%)	11 (1.7%)	25 (4.0%)	98 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.8%)	$13,533			$158			$13,375	82.3	79.9	104	17
201014001292	88	Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11150 S Clare Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	430	29	14.8	6.5%	378 (87.9%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$7,827			$430			$7,396	82.2	88.5	52	36
200000301608	89	West Elementary	Public	3-5	1911 6th St	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 456-8333	356	27	13.4	27.5%	305 (85.7%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$9,541			$1,619			$7,922	82.2	87	63	26
200034902044	90	Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S. Main St.	Holyrood	67450	Ellsworth County	Central Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 252-3666	224	17	13.3	46.0%	204 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$12,160			$1,134			$11,025	82	72.2	144	54

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.