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)
200873001589	561	Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 W. Pine	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2800	582	22	26.4	82.6%	53 (9.1%)	9 (1.5%)	503 (86.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$8,887			$642			$8,245	18.2	8.8	625	64
201305001210	562	Irving Elementary	Public	K-5	311 Harter	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5140	262	24	10.7	77.1%	175 (66.8%)	8 (3.1%)	39 (14.9%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.4%)	21 (8.0%)	$11,017			$664			$10,353	18.1	10.9	610	48
200573002059	563	Skelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	951 Skelly Street	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4860	253	16	16.1	75.1%	196 (77.5%)	6 (2.4%)	31 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.9%)	$9,956			$688			$9,267	17.8	27.2	506	57
200795001431	564	Stony Point South	Public	K-5	150 South 78th St	Kansas City	66111	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4600	277	22	12.5	82.7%	111 (40.1%)	44 (15.9%)	94 (33.9%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$12,005			$3,335			$8,669	17.7	19.7	555	9
200594000224	565	W A White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	219	19	11.3	84.5%	91 (41.6%)	3 (1.4%)	90 (41.1%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.8%)	$11,358			$1,451			$9,907	17.2	24.4	528	37
200639001169	566	Alta Brown Elementary	Public	K-4	1110 East Pine	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7200	308	27	11.5	82.8%	44 (14.3%)	9 (2.9%)	239 (77.6%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,402			$1,677			$10,725	17	25.8	516	50
200840001374	567	Woodlawn Elementary	Public	K-5	508 Elm St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5920	211	15	14.2	52.1%	139 (65.9%)	16 (7.6%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.0%)	$12,533			$1,290			$11,243	17	31.6	480	87
200870001479	568	Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Sunnyside Drive	Lewis	67552	Edwards County	Lewis	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 324-5547	75	10	7.5	61.3%	31 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,687			$1,358			$8,328	16.9	20.4	549	19
200546000354	569	Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 S Clifton	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0704	216	25	8.4	90.7%	104 (48.1%)	9 (4.2%)	77 (35.6%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)	$12,763			$1,754			$11,009	16.7	13.3	595	26
200345001232	570	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 N 10th	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2040	297	18	16.5	80.5%	149 (50.2%)	9 (3.0%)	125 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$9,838			$701			$9,137	16.4	8.6	627	57

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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.