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)
201179001509	431	South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 892-5215	101	9	11.2	37.6%	94 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,172			$1,243			$13,929	37.7	54.4	292	139
201236000020	432	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	526	38	13.7	72.8%	159 (30.2%)	57 (10.8%)	260 (49.4%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$8,726			$802			$7,923	37.6	32.5	476	44
200459001926	433	Chanute Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Osa Martin Boulevard	Chanute	66720	Neosho County	Chanute Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 432-2530	813	47	17.2	70.1%	660 (81.2%)	4 (0.5%)	91 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	$10,944			$886			$10,059	37.5	33.5	464	31
200759002071	434	Humboldt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Central St.	Humboldt	66748	Allen County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 473-2461	322	19	16.9	51.2%	277 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.3%)	$6,210			$352			$5,858	37.4	18.7	561	127
200945000229	435	Medicine Lodge Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	320 N Walnut St.	Medicine Lodge	67104	Barber County	Barber County North	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 886-5608	260	21	12.5	56.5%	225 (86.5%)	6 (2.3%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$10,810			$3,327			$7,483	37.2	34.8	455	20
200939000993	436	Lincoln Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Ash	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	Yes	(620) 241-9540	253	21	11.8	48.6%	189 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$11,613			$1,091			$10,522	37	35.5	446	10
200345001234	437	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Osage Ave	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2060	269	16	17	73.2%	153 (56.9%)	10 (3.7%)	85 (31.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.8%)	$8,844			$559			$8,285	36.5	34.7	457	20
201014000143	438	Havencroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E Sheridan St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7470	255	26	9.9	61.2%	131 (51.4%)	16 (6.3%)	81 (31.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$14,318			$1,338			$12,980	36.5	46.5	359	79
200444001004	439	Canton-Galva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 S. Santa Fe	Galva	67443	McPherson County	Canton-Galva	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 654-3321	204	16	12.9	40.2%	180 (88.2%)	6 (2.9%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,787			$652			$11,135	36.4	25.4	523	84
201226001456	440	McEachron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4433 SW 29th Terr	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4430	418	30	13.7	72.7%	223 (53.3%)	56 (13.4%)	63 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.7%)	$12,930			$1,980			$10,951	36.3	36.7	435	5

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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.