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)
201014001000	91	Bentwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 Bond St	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7320	346	25	13.9	13.9%	260 (75.1%)	22 (6.4%)	22 (6.4%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,085			$267			$11,818	81.9	82.8	86	5
201299000300	92	McLean Science/Technical Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2277 Marigold Lane	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-8250	259	19	13.9	60.2%	132 (51.0%)	13 (5.0%)	90 (34.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.3%)	$11,696			$2,969			$8,726	81.7	69.3	169	77
200000200907	93	Soderstrom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	227 N Washington	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 227-2945	321	20	15.9	35.2%	281 (87.5%)	9 (2.8%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,024			$609			$9,415	81.6	77.4	116	23
200441001064	94	Lincoln Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 E First	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 879-9240	454	29	15.8	49.3%	346 (76.2%)	7 (1.5%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (13.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,141			$964			$9,177	81.4	83.9	78	16
201299000282	95	Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-0650	270	18	14.6	37.0%	174 (64.4%)	32 (11.9%)	38 (14.1%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)	$9,621			$2,651			$6,970	81.3	74.6	129	34
201164001542	96	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13951 W 79th St	Shawnee	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3700	475	29	16.1	21.9%	358 (75.4%)	28 (5.9%)	51 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	$8,714			$292			$8,422	81.3	82.8	87	9
201108000389	97	Garden Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Section Line	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 531-2261	421	23	18.3	18.8%	386 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$9,039			$713			$8,326	80.8	74.6	128	31
201200001715	98	Liberty View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14800 S. Greenwood St.	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7700	426	32	13.2	12.2%	273 (64.1%)	21 (4.9%)	26 (6.1%)	74 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	$10,396			$146			$10,250	80.7	75.1	126	28
201110000819	99	Riley County Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	117 N. Remmele	Riley	66531	Riley County	Riley County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 485-4010	504	35	14.6	25.4%	434 (86.1%)	9 (1.8%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$10,833			$275			$10,558	80.7	82.8	88	11
201014001781	100	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12211 S. Clinton St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7640	435	30	14.7	33.1%	290 (66.7%)	58 (13.3%)	47 (10.8%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$9,878			$756			$9,122	80.6	83	85	15

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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

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.