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)
200807001974	491	Kingman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	607 North Spruce Street	Kingman	67068	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 532-3186	337	20	16.9	59.3%	292 (86.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	$8,426			$1,634			$6,792	28.4	41.2	401	90
200642001716	492	Moonlight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17960 S Moonlight Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3100	330	27	12.3	53.0%	215 (65.2%)	25 (7.6%)	47 (14.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.0%)	$11,993			$702			$11,291	28.3	36.3	441	51
200462001250	493	Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S High	Enterprise	67441	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-8248	85	9	9.4	67.1%	73 (85.9%)	2 (2.4%)	8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$13,826			$1,753			$12,073	28.3	26.8	510	17
200348000183	494	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	335	28	11.7	79.7%	285 (85.1%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$12,281			$1,684			$10,597	28.1	24.2	531	37
200345001237	495	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 North B	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2070	218	14	15.5	79.4%	102 (46.8%)	9 (4.1%)	93 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.6%)	$9,604			$591			$9,013	27.8	50.8	324	171
201226001451	496	Lowman Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 SW Garfield Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7060	287	24	11.7	87.8%	100 (34.8%)	40 (13.9%)	105 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.9%)	$13,317			$2,373			$10,944	27.7	29.4	493	3
201071000205	497	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 West 5th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3170	521	21	25.4	72.9%	290 (55.7%)	12 (2.3%)	137 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	56 (10.7%)	$13,439			$1,448			$11,991	27.5	25.6	520	23
201299000253	498	Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	338 S Woodchuck Ln	Wichita	67209	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3300	293	23	12.9	75.8%	157 (53.6%)	29 (9.9%)	68 (23.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.3%)	$12,581			$4,231			$8,349	27.5	20	553	55
201230000805	499	Circle Towanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North 6th St	Towanda	67144	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 536-2728	299	20	15.3	52.2%	273 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$10,553			$980			$9,573	27.4	24.4	529	30
201188000483	500	St Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 E. Webster Street	Saint Francis	67756	Cheyenne County	St Francis Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 332-8143	137	10	13.3	46.7%	115 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$14,636			$144			$14,493	27.2	50.2	326	174

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:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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

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.