Best Elementary Schools in Kansas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Kansas elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
200789001264	211	Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Eisenhower Dr	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4150	259	22	11.8	79.5%	111 (42.9%)	40 (15.4%)	58 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	43 (16.6%)	$11,534			$1,510			$10,024	62.9	41.3	400	189
200561000894	212	Leonard C Seal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 S Chestnut	Douglass	67039	Butler County	Douglass Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 747-3350	277	21	13.1	45.1%	240 (86.6%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$9,984			$1,034			$8,950	62.9	70	162	50
200630000197	213	Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	471	33	14.1	48.8%	399 (84.7%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	$10,411			$1,029			$9,382	62.7	69.3	167	46
201164001555	214	Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	289	21	13.5	54.3%	133 (46.0%)	32 (11.1%)	75 (26.0%)	17 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.7%)	$10,469			$383			$10,086	62.7	47.4	351	137
200789001255	215	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Grandview Drive	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4470	83	8	10	75.9%	31 (37.3%)	10 (12.0%)	25 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	13 (15.7%)	$14,195			$2,131			$12,063	62.6	87	62	153
201218001133	216	Berryton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 SE 69th Street	Berryton	66409	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 861-1300	538	35	15.1	34.9%	398 (74.0%)	32 (5.9%)	56 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.3%)	$9,901			$674			$9,227	62.4	65.1	192	24
200939001026	217	Eisenhower Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 E Wickersham Dr	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9430	263	20	12.9	29.3%	218 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$11,479			$1,083			$10,396	62.4	73.2	140	77
200711001307	218	Herington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 North D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 258-3234	171	15	11.3	76.0%	122 (71.3%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	$12,783			$2,260			$10,523	62.4	77.5	115	103
200462001246	219	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 Hwy 18	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 598-2226	64	7	9.1	28.1%	58 (90.6%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$12,362			$752			$11,610	62.3	67.6	176	43
200702001324	220	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 MacArthur	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2520	395	29	13.3	38.2%	326 (82.5%)	7 (1.8%)	39 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$12,315			$1,699			$10,617	62.2	61.2	217	3

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Kansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for KS student subgroups:

Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Military Connected Students

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

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.