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)
200873001587	591	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 W. 11th	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2700	498	33	15	87.1%	40 (8.0%)	6 (1.2%)	429 (86.1%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,431			$676			$9,755	12.5	5.7	645	54
201299000251	592	Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 S Elpyco	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1750	472	33	14.1	91.3%	87 (18.4%)	122 (25.8%)	188 (39.8%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.6%)	$12,101			$4,216			$7,885	12.1	9.5	619	27
201299000258	593	Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 S Edgemoor	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0800	412	37	11.1	91.5%	73 (17.7%)	131 (31.8%)	164 (39.8%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.8%)	$14,743			$6,250			$8,493	12.1	8.5	628	35
200795001426	594	Claude A Huyck Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 N 83rd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4650	275	21	12.9	89.8%	18 (6.5%)	94 (34.2%)	40 (14.5%)	97 (35.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	17 (6.2%)	$10,996			$2,106			$8,889	11.7	15.1	581	13
200795001388	595	Banneker Elementary	Public	K-5	2026 N 4th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4700	256	24	10.6	91.8%	2 (0.8%)	99 (38.7%)	144 (56.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$11,959			$2,882			$9,078	11.6	13.8	589	6
200795002116	596	Lowell Brune Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 N. 89th Terrace	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 551-3200	491	31	15.7	76.8%	84 (17.1%)	133 (27.1%)	129 (26.3%)	99 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	37 (7.5%)								11.4	13.2	597	1
200795001778	597	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Armstrong	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7350	265	27	9.7	94.7%	6 (2.3%)	14 (5.3%)	201 (75.8%)	35 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,050			$2,944			$8,106	11.3	13.2	598	1
200795001392	598	Chelsea Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Wood	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5000	575	39	14.7	83.8%	27 (4.7%)	79 (13.7%)	432 (75.1%)	24 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$10,994			$3,082			$7,912	10.9	9.7	617	19
200762000531	599	Faris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	301 East 10th	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5000	274	23	11.6	91.2%	164 (59.9%)	16 (5.8%)	74 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$13,335			$3,913			$9,422	10.8	9.9	615	16
201299000317	600	Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1749 S Martinson	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1300	380	34	11.3	93.7%	121 (31.8%)	64 (16.8%)	156 (41.1%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$12,091			$4,620			$7,472	10.8	10.6	611	11

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.