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)
200000700155	241	Smith Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 South Jefferson	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 282-6614	259	19	13.3	49.8%	241 (93.1%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,067			$732			$11,335	60.5	58.3	249	8
200002801883	242	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	114 North E. Street	Washington	66968	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 325-2261	206	17	12.4	51.9%	174 (84.5%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,113			$1,504			$11,609	60.4	53.9	297	55
201239001202	243	Udall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 W. 3rd St.	Udall	67146	Cowley County	Udall	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 782-3632	141	13	10.4	55.3%	112 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)	$8,156			$1,183			$6,974	60	51.1	319	76
200035102005	244	Riverside Intermediate	Public	3-5	204 North 12th	Elwood	66024	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 365-6735	143	11	13	53.1%	112 (78.3%)	4 (2.8%)	10 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.2%)	$11,040			$646			$10,394	60	53.4	298	54
201137000515	245	Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2123 Roach	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4450	417	30	13.9	41.7%	270 (64.7%)	6 (1.4%)	91 (21.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	$11,558			$2,307			$9,251	59.7	66	186	59
200324000619	246	Wabaunsee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 E 9th	Alma	66401	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 765-3349	122	8	14.6	26.2%	100 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	$11,185			$420			$10,765	59.3	44.5	374	128
200034801963	247	Doniphan West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	642 Hwy 20 East	Denton	66017	Doniphan County	Doniphan West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 359-6526	222	18	12.6	45.0%	192 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	$10,723			$641			$10,082	59.3	59.9	231	16
200510000984	248	Concordia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 East 9th Street	Concordia	66901	Cloud County	Concordia	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 243-8853	459	36	12.7	59.0%	410 (89.3%)	9 (2.0%)	26 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,018			$1,112			$10,906	59.2	57.7	254	6
201014001626	249	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 S Pflumm Road	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7710	414	30	13.8	34.5%	256 (61.8%)	35 (8.5%)	63 (15.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.9%)	$11,806			$562			$11,244	59.2	65	193	56
200546000358	250	Wineteer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 E. Ent Dr	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 684-9373	391	31	12.7	52.9%	177 (45.3%)	51 (13.0%)	75 (19.2%)	27 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (14.6%)	$9,258			$678			$8,580	59.2	61.6	215	35

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.