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)
201254000662	441	Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	263	21	12.7	35.4%	234 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$12,081			$914			$11,167	36.1	34.8	454	13
200918000849	442	Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Griffith Dr	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2070	403	30	13.4	71.0%	179 (44.4%)	46 (11.4%)	98 (24.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	57 (14.1%)	$9,129			$1,326			$7,803	36.1	32.9	473	31
201299002056	443	Christa McAuliffe Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2055 S 143rd E	Wichita	67230	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-9985	847	60	14	51.1%	284 (33.5%)	108 (12.8%)	152 (17.9%)	211 (24.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (10.5%)	$9,570			$2,651			$6,919	35.7	39.9	411	32
201149001953	444	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1124 NW Lyman Rd	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 575-8700	592	37	15.9	63.5%	424 (71.6%)	54 (9.1%)	68 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$12,005			$861			$11,145	35.6	30.8	487	43
200942000105	445	Meade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	310 E Grant	Meade	67864	Meade County	Meade	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 873-2671	263	23	11.3	42.6%	224 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$12,011			$1,050			$10,961	35.6	44.8	373	72
200786001144	446	Stanton County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 North Long Street	Johnson	67855	Stanton County	Stanton County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 492-6216	240	17	14.1	57.5%	149 (62.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	79 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$12,714			$934			$11,780	35.5	36.6	437	9
201074000399	447	Plainville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	203 SE Cardinal Avenue	Plainville	67663	Rooks County	Plainville	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 434-4508	258	19	13.7	48.1%	237 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,804			$1,021			$11,783	35.2	31.2	482	35
201236000017	448	Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2570 South 42nd Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3600	243	22	11.1	78.2%	80 (32.9%)	13 (5.3%)	129 (53.1%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$10,411			$628			$9,783	35.2	46.2	363	85
200606001768	449	Mission Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12913 Mission Valley Rd. Ste B	Eskridge	66423	Wabaunsee County	Mission Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 557-6686	231	21	11.1	41.1%	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,033			$117			$14,917	35.1	48.6	340	109
200034901988	450	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3009 Ave. D	Wilson	67490	Ellsworth County	Central Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 658-3555	80	11	7.2	51.3%	73 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	$14,367			$1,258			$13,109	34.9	64.8	196	254

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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.

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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.