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)
200795001429	581	John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	417	27	15.3	75.8%	67 (16.1%)	118 (28.3%)	128 (30.7%)	74 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	20 (4.8%)	$11,548			$3,159			$8,389	14.1	17.3	569	12
200465000912	582	Chase Raymond Primary Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-7	312 Ash	Chase	67524	Rice County	Chase-Raymond	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 938-2996	80	8	10.5	88.8%	73 (91.3%)	2 (2.5%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$12,867			$4,568			$8,299	14.1	5.7	644	62
200795001401	583	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Minnesota Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5200	220	18	12	89.5%	18 (8.2%)	45 (20.5%)	137 (62.3%)	16 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,424			$3,041			$10,383	13.9	16.7	572	11
200795001410	584	Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	244	20	12.3	92.6%	13 (5.3%)	52 (21.3%)	141 (57.8%)	21 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	$11,307			$2,997			$8,310	13.9	7	638	54
200843002036	585	David Brewer Elementary	Public	1-4	401 N 17th St	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 684-1490	337	21	15.8	74.8%	194 (57.6%)	37 (11.0%)	39 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	60 (17.8%)	$12,634			$1,955			$10,678	13.7	8.2	631	46
201299001620	586	Gammon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3240 N Rushwood	Wichita	67226	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-4900	419	32	13.1	85.0%	74 (17.7%)	157 (37.5%)	76 (18.1%)	69 (16.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	$13,093			$4,012			$9,081	13.6	10	614	28
200546000355	587	Paul B Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4625 Juniper	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0934	285	26	11	77.9%	89 (31.2%)	16 (5.6%)	124 (43.5%)	26 (9.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.8%)	$11,733			$1,263			$10,469	13.5	26.2	514	73
200558000887	588	Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 W Linn St	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2114	349	12	29	86.2%	43 (12.3%)	15 (4.3%)	277 (79.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,320			$1,474			$7,846	12.7	12.6	603	15
201299001706	589	Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3030 S Osage	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6750	426	31	13.7	85.7%	176 (41.3%)	63 (14.8%)	120 (28.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.3%)	$13,063			$5,268			$7,795	12.6	13.9	587	2
201299000325	590	Woodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Hiram	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0200	561	45	12.4	88.1%	166 (29.6%)	77 (13.7%)	224 (39.9%)	23 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.9%)	$11,261			$3,826			$7,436	12.5	9.8	616	26

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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.