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)
200837002100	191	Fort Larned Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 Broadway	Larned	67550	Pawnee County	Ft Larned	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 285-2141	441	35	12.4	61.0%	322 (73.0%)	8 (1.8%)	82 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$13,922			$849			$13,073	66.8	55.1	283	92
200654000379	192	Oak Street Elementary School K-4	Public	PK, KG-4	501 N Oak	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4200	364	27	13.7	33.5%	295 (81.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30 (8.2%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$9,763			$985			$8,778	66.1	70.5	157	35
200372002015	193	Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center	Public	3-5	100 Bullpup Drive	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 594-2446	288	15	19.7	35.4%	250 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	$9,361			$1,327			$8,034	65.9	64.4	198	5
200537000634	194	Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	104 W 4th	Cunningham	67035	Kingman County	Cunningham	No	No	No	No	(620) 298-2462	138	9	15.3	31.9%	132 (95.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,116			$1,251			$11,865	65.9	70.4	159	35
200351000084	195	Ashland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W 7th	Ashland	67831	Clark County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 635-2722	96	8	12.3	44.8%	67 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (16.7%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	7 (7.3%)	$16,214			$390			$15,824	65.6	63.4	206	11
200339000747	196	Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 S Springfield	Anthony	67003	Harper County	Chaparral Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 842-3743	212	17	12.3	71.2%	175 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.7%)	$9,415			$855			$8,560	65.3	73.8	134	62
201122001338	197	Flinthills Intermediate School	Public	3-5	806 SE Rosalia Rd.	Rosalia	67132	Butler County	Flinthills	No	No	No	No	(620) 476-2218	49	4	10.9	38.8%	45 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	$13,804			$686			$13,118	65.1	39	416	219
201218001138	198	Tecumseh South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3346 SE Tecumseh Rd	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 379-5950	470	34	13.8	43.2%	333 (70.9%)	20 (4.3%)	67 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.2%)	$9,992			$680			$9,312	64.7	59.1	240	42
201164001522	199	Bluejacket-Flint	Public	PK, KG-6	11615 W 49th Ter	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2000	407	30	13.4	45.2%	247 (60.7%)	30 (7.4%)	90 (22.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$11,270			$894			$10,376	64.7	54.5	288	89
200429002001	200	Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	706 Niagara Street	Burlington	66839	Coffey County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 364-8882	316	24	13.1	48.1%	281 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$11,600			$716			$10,884	64.6	64.8	195	5

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.