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)
201212002008	341	Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified	Public	PK, KG-6	130 N Greeley	Lucas	67648	Russell County	Sylvan Grove	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 525-6244	141	11	12.5	50.4%	128 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$14,769			$407			$14,363	48.8	65	194	147
201299000266	342	College Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 N Clifton	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9600	385	28	13.9	72.2%	171 (44.4%)	60 (15.6%)	88 (22.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.3%)	$10,070			$3,284			$6,786	48.6	38.1	421	79
200918000846	343	Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Lee Street	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2050	311	30	10.5	64.6%	151 (48.6%)	39 (12.5%)	58 (18.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	41 (13.2%)	$9,134			$1,149			$7,986	48.5	57.1	266	77
200900001007	344	Lyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 828-4622	305	25	12.2	42.0%	275 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$11,857			$415			$11,442	48.3	60.9	222	122
201305001211	345	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 Millington	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5136	210	16	13	54.8%	144 (68.6%)	9 (4.3%)	27 (12.9%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.0%)	$10,346			$559			$9,786	48.2	32	477	132
201233001038	346	Troy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Poplar	Troy	66087	Doniphan County	Troy Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 985-3538	168	12	14.1	32.7%	157 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$10,552			$2,038			$8,514	48.2	47.1	353	7
200642000997	347	Sunflower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	775 North Center	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3700	311	25	12.2	30.2%	232 (74.6%)	17 (5.5%)	28 (9.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.3%)	$10,635			$266			$10,369	48.1	44.5	375	28
200789002061	348	LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27500 Rifle Range Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-6500	631	36	17.5	45.0%	316 (50.1%)	77 (12.2%)	152 (24.1%)	11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.2%)	54 (8.6%)	$8,711			$1,042			$7,669	48.1	64.6	197	151
200840001370	349	New York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	936 New York Street	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5780	425	18	23.5	56.7%	229 (53.9%)	29 (6.8%)	70 (16.5%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.8%)	$11,203			$1,332			$9,871	47.9	51.6	315	34
201305001212	350	Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Mound	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5150	259	16	15.8	52.5%	200 (77.2%)	2 (0.8%)	35 (13.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$9,635			$538			$9,097	47.8	55.7	279	71

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.