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)
201014000910	111	Heatherstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13745 W 123rd St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7480	427	31	13.5	30.2%	281 (65.8%)	40 (9.4%)	62 (14.5%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$10,377			$844			$9,533	78.7	74	132	21
200330001497	112	Edna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W Myrtle	Edna	67342	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 922-7210	183	11	17.4	51.9%	137 (74.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)	$11,531			$1,775			$9,755	78	71.9	145	33
201281000175	113	Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Dane	Waverly	66871	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 733-2551	138	9	15.1	39.9%	125 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$11,360			$1,892			$9,468	78	65.3	190	77
200549001717	114	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21550 West 47th Street	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0808	480	35	13.7	8.3%	372 (77.5%)	27 (5.6%)	24 (5.0%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$8,490			$255			$8,236	77.7	80.7	97	17
201014002077	115	Millbrooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11751 S Sunnybrook Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7560	436	31	14.1	18.3%	319 (73.2%)	39 (8.9%)	41 (9.4%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$10,830			$530			$10,299	77.2	80.6	98	17
200861001221	116	Wichita County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	109 N. Indian Road	Leoti	67861	Wichita County	Leoti	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 375-2314	210	19	11	55.2%	122 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (41.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,974			$380			$10,594	77.2	69.1	171	55
200768001272	117	Ingalls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bulldog Drive	Ingalls	67853	Gray County	Ingalls	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 335-5134	113	8	14.1	42.5%	87 (77.0%)	3 (2.7%)	19 (16.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,566			$817			$9,749	76.6	78.9	109	8
200320001658	118	Indian Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7445 SW 29th	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4500	474	33	14.3	20.7%	344 (72.6%)	22 (4.6%)	40 (8.4%)	34 (7.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$8,118			$359			$7,759	76	75.9	122	4
201164002106	119	Lenexa Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8650 Haven St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5700	312	24	12.9	36.2%	204 (65.4%)	41 (13.1%)	38 (12.2%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$10,671			$439			$10,231	76	79.7	105	14
201164001535	120	John Diemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9600 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3100	401	28	14.3	34.7%	257 (64.1%)	20 (5.0%)	75 (18.7%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	$9,428			$392			$9,035	75.5	81.1	96	24

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.