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)
201281000173	101	Lebo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Ogden St	Lebo	66856	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 256-6161	141	9	15.6	36.2%	134 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,730			$1,678			$9,053	80.6	81.4	95	6
201182000836	102	Spearville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 E. Davis	Spearville	67876	Ford County	Spearville	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 385-2556	174	15	12	32.2%	147 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$9,192			$599			$8,593	80.6	85.9	71	31
200378001729	103	Glenwood Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17550 157th Terrace	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	No	(913) 724-3536	340	25	13.4	15.0%	273 (80.3%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$8,413			$267			$8,146	80.5	89.5	48	55
201200000114	104	Stilwell Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 W. 199th St.	Stilwell	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7300	256	22	11.4	16.8%	232 (90.6%)	6 (2.3%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,806			$173			$14,633	80.4	73.6	136	32
200642001825	105	Nike Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	19500 S. Gardner Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3000	373	28	13.3	37.0%	296 (79.4%)	16 (4.3%)	31 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$10,891			$404			$10,487	80.3	72.3	143	38
200336001610	106	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1747 N Andover Rd	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4620	417	24	17	29.0%	317 (76.0%)	10 (2.4%)	39 (9.4%)	13 (3.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$8,525			$789			$7,736	80	74.1	131	25
200648000191	107	R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	503	31	16.1	53.3%	440 (87.5%)	9 (1.8%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	$10,057			$1,204			$8,853	80	66.6	183	76
201185002108	108	Timber Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15800 W 173rd Terrace	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7244	348	28	12.6	8.3%	292 (83.9%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.6%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$10,602			$2,462			$8,140	79.9	98	1	107
201014001924	109	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11601 S. Woodland Road	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7770	330	27	12.4	28.8%	212 (64.2%)	28 (8.5%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	$13,530			$690			$12,841	79.4	78	113	4
201245000151	110	West Bourbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 224-2350	292	20	14.6	67.1%	267 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$13,299			$4,146			$9,153	79.2	69.8	164	54

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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.