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)
200843001968	541	Henry Leavenworth	Public	K-4	1925 Vilas	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 684-1470	330	25	13.2	52.4%	193 (58.5%)	32 (9.7%)	46 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.5%)	$9,467			$1,337			$8,130	20.9	27.9	501	40
200873001279	542	MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 South Holly	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1700	391	27	14.4	73.1%	72 (18.4%)	9 (2.3%)	294 (75.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,371			$711			$9,660	20.7	20.3	551	9
201242000068	543	Sullivan Elementary	Public	3-5	600 W. Nebraska	Ulysses	67880	Grant County	Ulysses	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 356-1742	318	22	14.3	73.9%	87 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	205 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$8,149			$2,002			$6,147	20.7	22.4	539	4
200819001299	544	Plains Elementary	Public	3-5	605 Mustang	Plains	67869	Meade County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7285	122	11	10.8	77.0%	36 (29.5%)	3 (2.5%)	81 (66.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,238			$1,363			$12,876	20.4	14.9	583	39
200762000532	545	Graber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 N Cleveland	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5050	267	21	12.4	68.5%	150 (56.2%)	17 (6.4%)	62 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.1%)	$10,047			$2,911			$7,136	20.2	24.2	530	15
200795001430	546	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	641 N 57th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5150	166	18	9	92.2%	22 (13.3%)	36 (21.7%)	75 (45.2%)	18 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.8%)	$13,723			$3,867			$9,856	20.2	13.1	599	53
201226002090	547	Jardine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3000	743	54	13.6	78.9%	298 (40.1%)	183 (24.6%)	151 (20.3%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.4%)	$12,039			$2,884			$9,155	20.2	19.1	560	13
200873002086	548	Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Warren Avenue	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1800	401	30	13.3	85.5%	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	366 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,842			$748			$10,093	20.2	15.3	579	31
200795001413	549	Frances Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Orville	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6100	405	32	12.5	91.9%	26 (6.4%)	27 (6.7%)	329 (81.2%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,218			$3,678			$8,540	20.1	15.5	578	29
200639001170	550	Abe Hubert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1205 A Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8400	337	27	12.4	88.4%	39 (11.6%)	8 (2.4%)	274 (81.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,090			$1,497			$9,593	19.6	18.5	562	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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.