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)
200813001933	161	South Barber Pre-K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	913 Main	Kiowa	67070	Barber County	South Barber	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 722-7237	128	6	21.3	55.5%	118 (92.2%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$15,972			$622			$15,350	69.9	57.7	255	94
200336001727	162	Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 E. Douglas	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4730	363	23	15.5	26.7%	241 (66.4%)	14 (3.9%)	42 (11.6%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.4%)	$7,880			$334			$7,545	69.9	59	242	80
200654001678	163	Clark Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	333 S Walnut	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 794-4260	424	32	13.2	36.1%	294 (69.3%)	14 (3.3%)	78 (18.4%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$9,114			$832			$8,282	69.7	64.4	199	36
200489000821	164	Garfield Elementary	Public	4-5	815 4th St	Clay Center	67432	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 632-2125	151	12	12.5	41.1%	137 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$10,202			$1,280			$8,922	69.7	57.6	259	95
200035001978	165	Sabetha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Oregon	Sabetha	66534	Nemaha County	Prairie Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 284-3448	393	25	15.9	40.7%	350 (89.1%)	10 (2.5%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$8,063			$562			$7,501	69.6	75.2	124	41
200825000753	166	Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 North Center Ave.	Parker	66072	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 898-3160	228	19	12.1	46.9%	208 (91.2%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$15,052			$494			$14,558	69.6	64.3	200	34
201143001074	167	Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20269 W Highway 54	Pratt	67124	Pratt County	Skyline Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 672-5651	280	20	13.9	56.4%	234 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$11,035			$397			$10,638	69.5	47.7	348	181
200564001773	168	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20753 Easton Road	Easton	66020	Leavenworth County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 651-5595	346	25	13.8	25.7%	314 (90.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$11,121			$3,198			$7,923	69.5	79.6	106	62
201155001076	169	R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	272	19	14	42.6%	234 (86.0%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$8,250			$697			$7,553	69.5	76.8	119	50
200035302048	170	Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	110 N. 11th	Seneca	66538	Nemaha County	Nemaha Central	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 336-2173	553	37	15.1	32.5%	511 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,552			$783			$9,769	69.4	80.2	101	69

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.