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)
200684001079	271	Halstead Middle School	Public	4-8	221 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 835-2694	376	23	16.3	43.4%	314 (83.5%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$9,485			$439			$9,046	56.8	58.4	247	24
201164001897	272	Merriam Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Mastin St	Merriam	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3600	431	32	13.5	57.5%	227 (52.7%)	59 (13.7%)	107 (24.8%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	$9,926			$921			$9,006	56.8	52.4	312	40
200420000568	273	Union Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 E 30th	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 662-4891	452	24	18.7	41.2%	394 (87.2%)	4 (0.9%)	50 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,900			$842			$9,057	56.6	57.2	264	9
201185001885	274	Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Webster St	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 592-7277	611	45	13.7	31.1%	498 (81.5%)	12 (2.0%)	61 (10.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.1%)	$12,462			$4,810			$7,652	56.4	59.8	232	42
201023001005	275	Osage City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 S. 4th Street	Osage City	66523	Osage County	Osage City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 528-3171	349	25	14.1	58.2%	309 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$7,992			$3,253			$4,739	56.4	68.4	173	102
200726000429	276	Hill City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 N 4th Ave	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 421-3425	223	15	14.6	59.2%	196 (87.9%)	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$14,460			$652			$13,808	56.2	41.5	397	121
200914000978	277	Pray-Woodman Elementary	Public	K-4	605 W Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 721-0902	512	38	13.4	30.5%	354 (69.1%)	10 (2.0%)	88 (17.2%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$8,710			$498			$8,212	55.8	67.2	179	98
200744001289	278	White City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	414 Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 349-2211	126	12	10.9	48.4%	113 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)	$10,861			$1,050			$9,811	55.7	37.5	425	147
200879000486	279	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 South Fourth	Lincoln	67455	Lincoln County	Lincoln	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 524-4487	158	12	13.7	55.1%	136 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	$14,122			$1,815			$12,307	55.3	59.4	237	42
201152000445	280	Sedan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	404 N Sherman	Sedan	67361	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua County Community	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 725-5611	199	16	12.4	73.4%	158 (79.4%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$13,062			$3,187			$9,875	55.2	52.6	308	28

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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.

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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.