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)
201041001054	471	Carbondale Attendance Center	Public	4-8	315 N. Fourth Street	Carbondale	66414	Osage County	Santa Fe Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(800) 836-9525	392	27	14.6	46.9%	354 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$11,815			$1,695			$10,120	31.7	30.9	486	15
201014001670	472	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E Pawnee Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7490	351	27	12.9	39.9%	207 (59.0%)	24 (6.8%)	82 (23.4%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.7%)	$11,931			$791			$11,140	31.6	39.6	413	59
200501000571	473	Colby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	210 N Grant Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 460-5100	409	25	16.6	45.0%	311 (76.0%)	12 (2.9%)	70 (17.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$9,237			$814			$8,423	31.4	29.4	494	21
200828000072	474	Lakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	407 N Main	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 355-6191	256	16	16.5	58.2%	151 (59.0%)	3 (1.2%)	97 (37.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,000			$803			$9,197	31.4	21.1	546	72
200405001827	475	Delaware Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North 130th Street	Kansas City	66115	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-2126	384	29	13.1	59.1%	177 (46.1%)	82 (21.4%)	76 (19.8%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	35 (9.1%)	$12,457			$4,445			$8,012	31.4	36	443	32
200658002078	476	North Elementary	Public	3-6	700 E 4th	Goodland	67735	Sherman County	Goodland	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 890-6558	259	17	15.1	50.6%	186 (71.8%)	4 (1.5%)	53 (20.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,443			$524			$9,919	31	26.8	509	33
200390000736	477	Belle Plaine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	614 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 488-2617	208	18	11.6	48.1%	177 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$11,644			$1,135			$10,510	31	17.7	568	91
200363000916	478	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Cron	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5415	351	24	14.8	53.0%	283 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	$7,692			$716			$6,976	30.5	34.8	456	22
201226001114	479	Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 SW Clay St	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7150	417	33	12.5	85.4%	176 (42.2%)	75 (18.0%)	116 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	$13,280			$2,620			$10,660	29.9	36.7	434	45
200666001031	480	Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Williams	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1505	251	20	12.3	80.9%	116 (46.2%)	8 (3.2%)	116 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,341			$1,562			$10,780	29.9	35.4	447	33

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.