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)
201164001552	61	Roesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Parish Dr	Roeland Park	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4700	358	24	15	51.1%	192 (53.6%)	39 (10.9%)	96 (26.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$10,207			$682			$9,525	87.3	82.5	89	28
200717001192	62	Hesston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Amos	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 327-7102	304	18	16.6	24.3%	261 (85.9%)	7 (2.3%)	21 (6.9%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$8,378			$486			$7,892	87.3	78.4	112	50
200320001072	63	Jay Shideler Elementary	Public	K-6	4948 SW Wanamaker	Topeka	66610	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4600	567	41	13.8	15.7%	456 (80.4%)	12 (2.1%)	41 (7.2%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	$7,245			$427			$6,818	87.2	82.5	90	27
201200000892	64	Heartland Elementary	Public	K-5	12775 Goodman St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6300	360	29	12.3	14.2%	197 (54.7%)	18 (5.0%)	28 (7.8%)	105 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$10,689			$150			$10,539	87.1	90.1	41	23
200381001504	65	Central Elementary	Public	3-6	1501 Park Ave	Baxter Springs	66713	Cherokee County	Baxter Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 856-3311	216	19	11.5	65.3%	164 (75.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.5%)	3 (1.4%)	11 (5.1%)	$7,815			$303			$7,512	87.1	81.5	94	29
201014001882	66	Madison Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16651 S. Warwick St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7520	394	29	13.4	20.1%	267 (67.8%)	41 (10.4%)	47 (11.9%)	19 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,219			$424			$9,795	86.8	87.6	61	5
200549001881	67	Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	372	29	12.9	12.9%	295 (79.3%)	22 (5.9%)	16 (4.3%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$8,675			$287			$8,388	86.4	89.8	45	22
200417001898	68	Altoona-Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	833 River Street	Altoona	66710	Wilson County	Altoona-Midway	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 568-5725	66	8	8.3	72.7%	62 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$20,629			$2,661			$17,968	86.3	36.7	436	368
200897000982	69	Broadmoor Elementary	Public	3-5	105 S 5th Street East	Louisburg	66053	Miami County	Louisburg	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 837-1900	363	22	16.3	26.2%	325 (89.5%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$9,669			$503			$9,165	86.2	90.5	37	32
201014001705	70	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12235 Rosehill Rd	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7590	317	24	13.3	21.5%	193 (60.9%)	32 (10.1%)	35 (11.0%)	34 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$12,327			$337			$11,990	86.2	90.3	39	31

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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.

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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.