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)
200639001172	521	Buffalo Jones Elementary	Public	K-4	708 Taylor Ave	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7300	228	18	12.8	86.4%	14 (6.1%)	7 (3.1%)	198 (86.8%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,616			$1,465			$9,151	24.2	25.2	524	3
200762000537	522	Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 W 27th	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5200	395	31	12.7	57.2%	279 (70.6%)	5 (1.3%)	78 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	$9,616			$2,329			$7,287	24.1	29.6	492	30
200540000074	523	Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 426-8301	135	10	14.2	75.6%	98 (72.6%)	8 (5.9%)	27 (20.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,859			$3,261			$7,599	23.8	44.8	372	151
201164001537	524	Shawanoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11230 W 75th	Shawnee	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-5100	483	33	14.5	85.9%	73 (15.1%)	115 (23.8%)	248 (51.3%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	$10,605			$992			$9,612	23.7	20.3	550	26
201035001490	525	Service Valley Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21101 Wallace Road	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Oswego	Yes	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-3449	124	9	14.2	56.5%	97 (78.2%)	4 (3.2%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)	$11,598			$840			$10,758	23.6	36.2	442	83
201226001463	526	State Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 NE Sumner St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7280	456	34	13.2	88.6%	150 (32.9%)	31 (6.8%)	217 (47.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	$13,178			$2,250			$10,927	23.5	21.9	543	17
200639001653	527	Victor Ornelas Elementary	Public	K-4	3401 E Spruce	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7900	411	31	13.2	78.6%	32 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	340 (82.7%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,797			$1,628			$10,169	23.3	27.1	507	20
200558001905	528	Ross Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 6th Avenue	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2103	498	25	20.3	64.7%	167 (33.5%)	6 (1.2%)	306 (61.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$8,652			$1,247			$7,405	23.1	22.7	534	6
200426001160	529	Burlingame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 North Dacotah	Burlingame	66413	Osage County	Burlingame Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 654-3713	145	11	13.4	52.4%	135 (93.1%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,227			$749			$9,478	23	53.3	300	229
200320001070	530	Pauline South Intermediate	Public	4-6	7035 SW Morrill Rd	Wakarusa	66546	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 339-4750	299	28	10.5	69.9%	199 (66.6%)	25 (8.4%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.0%)	$10,168			$620			$9,548	22.9	22	542	12

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.