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)
200001502101	171	Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Falcon Way	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8050	359	27	13.2	54.9%	307 (85.5%)	7 (1.9%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$10,309			$1,150			$9,159	69.1	59.4	236	65
200546002113	172	Stone Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3012 Triple Creek Dr	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8555	420	27	15.5	31.2%	293 (69.8%)	15 (3.6%)	65 (15.5%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)								69.1	70	161	11
200456000832	173	Frankfort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	604 N Kansas	Frankfort	66427	Marshall County	Vermillion	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 292-4486	187	10	18.5	34.8%	168 (89.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$11,758			$694			$11,064	68.8	71.7	146	27
200693000218	174	Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	192	12	15.4	23.4%	181 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$12,226			$324			$11,902	68.7	69.3	168	6
200840001366	175	Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Lawrence Avenue	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5660	457	28	16.5	28.2%	329 (72.0%)	18 (3.9%)	47 (10.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	$8,975			$438			$8,537	68.7	66.7	180	5
201050001627	176	Sunflower Elementary	Public	3-5	1401 E 303rd St	Paola	66071	Miami County	Paola	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 294-8040	403	29	13.8	38.2%	349 (86.6%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.5%)	$9,877			$464			$9,413	68.6	73.7	135	41
200642000120	177	Gardner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	218 E Shawnee	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3300	296	25	11.8	42.6%	239 (80.7%)	9 (3.0%)	33 (11.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,265			$786			$10,478	68.6	57.6	257	80
201044000738	178	Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	319 E College	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 455-2422	207	15	13.8	44.0%	169 (81.6%)	5 (2.4%)	19 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$9,614			$789			$8,824	68.5	57.3	262	84
201014000144	179	Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 S Lindenwood Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7670	300	23	12.8	35.0%	201 (67.0%)	29 (9.7%)	37 (12.3%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$12,415			$505			$11,910	68.4	60.3	228	49
200999000546	180	Nickerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N. Nickerson Street	Nickerson	67561	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 422-3215	213	20	10.5	66.2%	182 (85.4%)	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,365			$1,454			$9,911	68.1	65.7	188	8

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.