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)
201226001445	601	Highland Park Central	Public	PK, KG-5	2717 SE Illinois Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7000	308	26	11.7	91.9%	68 (22.1%)	72 (23.4%)	119 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (13.0%)	$12,572			$2,251			$10,321	10.8	5	650	49
200594000227	602	Logan Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	237	19	12.3	74.7%	68 (28.7%)	6 (2.5%)	138 (58.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	$11,121			$1,536			$9,585	10.7	13.2	596	6
200795002117	603	West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N. 44th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6250	520	35	15	89.8%	25 (4.8%)	138 (26.5%)	306 (58.8%)	35 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)								10.4	21.5	544	59
201299000279	604	Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S Bluff	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8900	418	34	12.4	92.8%	102 (24.4%)	72 (17.2%)	168 (40.2%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.6%)	$10,664			$3,306			$7,357	10.4	11.4	607	3
201299000249	605	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-2650	377	30	12.6	97.3%	60 (15.9%)	141 (37.4%)	121 (32.1%)	23 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.0%)	$10,618			$3,675			$6,944	10.3	5.8	643	38
200666001032	606	Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 10th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1506	294	26	11.3	91.8%	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	234 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$13,277			$2,433			$10,844	10.3	18.3	565	41
201299001904	607	Gordon Parks Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2201 E. 25th St.	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7500	396	36	11	90.2%	58 (14.6%)	195 (49.2%)	92 (23.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	$14,730			$4,301			$10,430	10.3	13.9	588	19
201014000133	608	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 N Ridgeview Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7730	359	35	10.1	85.0%	70 (19.5%)	27 (7.5%)	237 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	$13,107			$2,134			$10,972	10.2	14.3	584	24
200795001399	609	Bertram Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Waverly	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4750	352	25	13.9	96.3%	13 (3.7%)	113 (32.1%)	202 (57.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	$12,628			$3,893			$8,734	10.2	12.8	602	7
201299000286	610	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 E Orme	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3000	396	28	13.9	92.7%	72 (18.2%)	80 (20.2%)	170 (42.9%)	42 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$11,493			$3,509			$7,984	10	7.9	633	23

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.