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)
201299000269	311	Earhart Environ Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4401 N Arkansas	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-3250	445	26	17.2	62.7%	243 (54.6%)	26 (5.8%)	140 (31.5%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$9,793			$2,572			$7,221	51.1	55.6	280	31
200495001612	312	Clifton-Clyde Middle School	Public	4-8	405 W Parallel	Clifton	66937	Washington County	Clifton-Clyde	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 455-3323	112	9	13	42.9%	108 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,453			$2,983			$8,470	51.1	50.2	327	15
200780000107	313	Hodgeman County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Douglas	Jetmore	67854	Hodgeman County	Hodgeman County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 357-8396	173	11	15.8	45.7%	144 (83.2%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$11,101			$2,625			$8,477	51.1	52.5	310	3
200330001494	314	Altamont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	705 E 6th Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 784-5511	218	12	17.8	63.3%	195 (89.4%)	5 (2.3%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$11,485			$1,740			$9,745	51	57.1	267	47
201164001524	315	Brookridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Lowell	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2400	549	32	17	47.0%	294 (53.6%)	63 (11.5%)	131 (23.9%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	$9,573			$347			$9,226	50.9	46.6	357	42
200914001666	316	Maize South Elementary	Public	K-4	3404 N Maize Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 462-8300	529	40	13.3	28.4%	335 (63.3%)	14 (2.6%)	104 (19.7%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	$8,618			$451			$8,167	50.6	56.9	271	45
200387000409	317	Beloit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 N Bell	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 738-3581	490	36	13.5	44.5%	459 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,390			$328			$18,062	50.6	56	276	41
200789001892	318	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Hickory Lane	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4790	456	25	18.2	44.7%	226 (49.6%)	70 (15.4%)	85 (18.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	56 (12.3%)	$10,152			$542			$9,609	50.5	69.1	170	148
201302001239	319	Jefferson County North Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Charger Lane	Nortonville	66060	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 886-3870	325	21	15.7	33.5%	313 (96.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,885			$1,799			$9,085	50.4	47.4	350	31
200807001985	320	Norwich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Parkway	Norwich	67118	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 478-2235	135	9	14.6	45.2%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$9,626			$1,322			$8,304	50.3	41.5	396	76

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.