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)
201014001668	131	Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14101 S Brougham Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7330	327	27	12	28.1%	206 (63.0%)	38 (11.6%)	44 (13.5%)	16 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	$13,041			$376			$12,665	73.3	76.9	117	14
200702001320	132	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E 28th	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2550	384	23	16.5	37.5%	324 (84.4%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,331			$1,698			$10,633	73.2	84.8	75	57
201108002034	133	St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	21	14.7	10.8%	277 (87.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$7,873			$630			$7,242	73	86.8	66	67
200420000564	134	Buhler Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 N Main	Buhler	67522	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 543-2240	257	17	15.5	49.0%	207 (80.5%)	7 (2.7%)	39 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,959			$1,049			$8,910	72.9	70	163	29
200672001009	135	Kiowa County Elementary/Junior High	Public	PK, KG-8	730 S. Main	Greensburg	67054	Kiowa County	Kiowa County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 723-2332	236	15	15.8	50.8%	196 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	$12,870			$1,266			$11,605	72.7	66.7	181	46
201108000386	136	Andale Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	500 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2628	420	21	19.6	15.0%	397 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$8,458			$589			$7,870	72.7	76.3	120	16
200918000854	137	Ogden Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Elm St	Ogden	66517	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2080	134	14	9.9	68.7%	82 (61.2%)	8 (6.0%)	31 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.7%)	$12,845			$1,737			$11,108	72.3	33.9	462	325
201230000802	138	Circle Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 S Kansas St	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1151	274	18	15.4	34.7%	228 (83.2%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,212			$675			$9,537	72.3	84.7	76	62
201029000881	139	Osborne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 N Third	Osborne	67473	Osborne County	Osborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 346-5491	213	16	13.6	55.9%	201 (94.4%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,115			$392			$11,722	72.2	48.8	339	200
200624000044	140	Remington Elementary at Potwin	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Ellis	Potwin	67123	Butler County	Remington-Whitewater	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 752-3239	198	15	13.2	38.4%	177 (89.4%)	7 (3.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$11,893			$1,018			$10,875	72.2	80.3	100	40

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.