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)
200789001263	551	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 N Washington	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4690	351	28	12.5	92.0%	89 (25.4%)	87 (24.8%)	99 (28.2%)	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	51 (14.5%)	$12,408			$2,199			$10,210	19.6	41.7	392	159
200498001772	552	Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	102 S. Cline	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 252-6430	1,010	58	17.4	78.9%	473 (46.8%)	93 (9.2%)	264 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (14.2%)	$11,922			$2,908			$9,014	19.5	29	495	57
200996002002	553	Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1900 Windsor Dr.	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6540	287	16	18.3	52.6%	176 (61.3%)	9 (3.1%)	72 (25.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	$20,003			$4,706			$15,297	19.4	25.6	519	34
201137000513	554	Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4310	290	23	12.6	82.1%	162 (55.9%)	13 (4.5%)	56 (19.3%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.6%)	$13,456			$3,528			$9,928	18.9	20.2	552	2
201299000264	555	Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3345 W 33rd S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-8750	262	19	13.9	81.7%	100 (38.2%)	27 (10.3%)	101 (38.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	$12,563			$4,697			$7,867	18.8	28	500	55
200843001997	556	Anthony Elementary	Public	1-4	570 Evergreen	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 684-1500	306	21	14.5	80.4%	116 (37.9%)	82 (26.8%)	37 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (22.5%)	$11,413			$2,057			$9,356	18.7	11.9	606	50
200558001092	557	Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Sixth Ave	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2115	392	15	26.1	74.0%	78 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	302 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$8,939			$1,338			$7,601	18.7	19.9	554	3
201299000254	558	Black Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1045 High	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-3500	320	20	16.3	86.9%	126 (39.4%)	50 (15.6%)	112 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	$10,313			$2,997			$7,316	18.7	16.1	577	19
200996002010	559	Sunset Elementary	Public	K-4	619 Boyd	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6570	212	18	11.7	71.7%	146 (68.9%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$9,286			$607			$8,678	18.6	19.1	559
200594001796	560	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	424	26	16.3	77.4%	128 (30.2%)	3 (0.7%)	275 (64.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,539			$1,496			$11,043	18.2	13.6	591	31

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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

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.