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)
200405000032	261	Edwardsville Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 S 104th	Edwardsville	66111	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 422-4036	341	29	11.6	62.2%	227 (66.6%)	35 (10.3%)	59 (17.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$11,700			$3,867			$7,833	58.3	52.9	304	43
200914000383	262	Maize Elementary	Public	K-4	305 W. Jones	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-8230	425	30	14.3	31.5%	312 (73.4%)	18 (4.2%)	55 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$8,753			$471			$8,281	58	68.1	174	88
201164001529	263	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6101 Craig St.	Merriam	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3000	392	28	14.1	61.0%	188 (48.0%)	53 (13.5%)	127 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$11,254			$905			$10,349	57.9	69.8	165	98
200639001181	264	Plymell Elementary	Public	K-6	20 W Plymell Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-7800	141	11	12.9	31.2%	101 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,054			$891			$8,163	57.9	57.6	258	6
201125000870	265	Rose Hill Intermediate	Public	3-5	409 E School St	Rose Hill	67133	Butler County	Rose Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 776-3330	306	21	14.8	34.0%	267 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$8,206			$606			$7,600	57.7	59.7	233	32
200834002107	266	Lansing Intermediate School	Public	4-5	509 W Ida St	Lansing	66043	Leavenworth County	Lansing	No	No	No	No	(913) 297-0990	367	23	15.6	41.7%	253 (68.9%)	27 (7.4%)	44 (12.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (9.0%)	$4,816			$500			$4,316	57.4	49.5	333	67
200357001513	267	Puls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	718 N. Main	Attica	67009	Harper County	Attica	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 254-7915	127	8	15.1	67.7%	109 (85.8%)	2 (1.6%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$15,752			$719			$15,032	57.3	16.4	575	308
200001500459	268	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1213 College	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8060	387	28	13.7	57.6%	331 (85.5%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	$11,363			$898			$10,465	57.3	37.6	423	155
200775000695	269	Jayhawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S 6th St	Mound City	66056	Linn County	Jayhawk	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 795-2519	316	25	12.4	62.0%	281 (88.9%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$12,125			$1,445			$10,680	57.1	61	220	49
200000600975	270	Hiawatha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Miami	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 742-7181	359	25	14.3	58.8%	272 (75.8%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	$9,977			$748			$9,229	57.1	48.8	338	68

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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.