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)
200546001721	201	Park Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E Woodbrook Lane	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8095	407	27	14.9	29.5%	315 (77.4%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.4%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	$9,735			$679			$9,056	64.6	63.6	205	4
200001400454	202	Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 869-3355	247	19	12.8	53.8%	222 (89.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$16,769			$880			$15,888	64.4	35.1	452	250
200840001776	203	Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	766	35	21.9	0.4%	500 (65.3%)	65 (8.5%)	98 (12.8%)	15 (2.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.4%)	$6,505			$33			$6,473	64.3	66.3	185	18
201108000388	204	Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	242	15	16.2	31.8%	212 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$11,714			$1,010			$10,704	64.1	54.3	293	89
200483001955	205	Jackson Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12763 266th Road	Holton	66436	Jackson County	North Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 364-2244	228	19	11.8	40.4%	209 (91.7%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$9,361			$631			$8,730	64.1	79.4	107	98
200789001262	206	Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 W Ash	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4670	305	21	14.5	60.0%	144 (47.2%)	46 (15.1%)	55 (18.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	47 (15.4%)	$10,681			$838			$9,843	63.9	70.8	155	51
200909000861	207	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1014 S Fourth	Madison	66860	Greenwood County	Madison-Virgil	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 437-2918	150	10	14.8	54.7%	126 (84.0%)	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$14,750			$920			$13,830	63.4	54.6	287	80
200914001783	208	Maize Central Elementary	Public	K-4	304 W. Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0427	557	39	14.1	29.6%	374 (67.1%)	4 (0.7%)	127 (22.8%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	$8,725			$542			$8,182	63	69	172	36
201149001942	209	North Fairview	Public	K-6	1941 NE 39th	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8500	305	21	14.3	32.1%	255 (83.6%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$8,492			$430			$8,062	63	71.3	151	58
200330001501	210	Mound Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	402 Walnut	Mound Valley	67354	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 328-3121	160	11	15.2	62.5%	133 (83.1%)	6 (3.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	$11,378			$1,839			$9,538	63	61	221	11

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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

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.