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)
201137000509	401	Heusner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Norton	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4200	414	31	13.3	59.7%	275 (66.4%)	13 (3.1%)	79 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.6%)	$11,828			$3,018			$8,810	41.8	42.5	386	15
200002901830	402	Rock Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 N. West Street	Mankato	66956	Jewell County	Rock Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 378-3822	194	15	13.2	53.1%	170 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,553			$787			$13,766	41.6	52.9	305	97
201299000312	403	Seltzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11660 E Lincoln	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-4001	492	35	14.1	64.0%	116 (23.6%)	104 (21.1%)	90 (18.3%)	116 (23.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (11.8%)	$10,149			$3,190			$6,959	41.5	34.3	461	58
201305001206	404	Country View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16300 151st Road	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5155	143	11	12.8	42.7%	119 (83.2%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	$12,358			$798			$11,561	41.4	35.2	450	46
201164001527	405	Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8200 Grant	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2800	381	30	12.8	79.0%	83 (21.8%)	55 (14.4%)	212 (55.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	$10,804			$1,075			$9,729	41.3	42.3	387	18
200840001372	406	Schwegler Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Ousdahl Rd	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5860	314	24	13.1	56.4%	146 (46.5%)	21 (6.7%)	83 (26.4%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (15.6%)	$11,520			$1,764			$9,756	41.2	60.6	227	179
201014000142	407	Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 N Woodland Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7570	241	22	11	58.1%	137 (56.8%)	22 (9.1%)	66 (27.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$14,636			$1,546			$13,090	41.2	40.4	409	2
200996001982	408	Slate Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	267	20	13.3	55.1%	154 (57.7%)	8 (3.0%)	85 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$9,911			$1,069			$8,842	41.2	28.3	498	90
200405000029	409	Bonner Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	212 S Neconi	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-1777	362	28	12.7	60.2%	220 (60.8%)	28 (7.7%)	74 (20.4%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	$12,945			$4,615			$8,329	41.1	32.6	475	66
200003001834	410	Belleville East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 O. Street	Belleville	66935	Republic County	Republic County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 527-2330	264	20	13.2	58.0%	244 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$10,884			$1,165			$9,719	40.8	38.4	419	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.