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)
200789001616	251	Ware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6795 Thomas Avenue	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4600	690	39	17.6	43.9%	351 (50.9%)	71 (10.3%)	167 (24.2%)	17 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.6%)	61 (8.8%)	$9,638			$946			$8,692	59.1	64	201	50
200840001365	252	Cordley Elementary	Public	K-5	1837 Vermont St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5640	275	24	11.6	50.5%	148 (53.8%)	12 (4.4%)	60 (21.8%)	11 (4.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.1%)	$13,778			$736			$13,042	59	46.7	356	104
200609001964	253	Eudora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E. 10th	Eudora	66025	Douglas County	Eudora	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 542-4940	742	50	14.9	39.4%	621 (83.7%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.2%)	$7,386			$113			$7,274	59	58.6	245	8
200797000589	254	Rossville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	312 E Pottawatomie	Rossville	66533	Shawnee County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 584-6188	330	25	13.1	32.7%	278 (84.2%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$10,809			$893			$9,915	59	55.8	278	24
200471000189	255	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	158	13	12.6	73.4%	144 (91.1%)	3 (1.9%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,235			$1,708			$9,528	58.8	57.5	260	5
200985000904	256	Natoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 3rd Street	Natoma	67651	Osborne County	Paradise	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 885-4478	54	8	6.4	61.1%	47 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	$13,594			$771			$12,823	58.8			(n/a)
200924000949	257	Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 E Lawrence	Marion	66861	Marion County	Marion-Florence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 382-3771	244	20	12.5	46.3%	217 (88.9%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,569			$734			$11,835	58.7	71.2	152	105
200732001886	258	Lincoln Elementary	Public	2-5	515 N. Oak St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4549	212	15	13.7	59.4%	179 (84.4%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.7%)	$12,819			$4,094			$8,724	58.6	61.8	213	45
200642002070	259	Grand Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 East Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3750	361	32	11.2	55.4%	218 (60.4%)	18 (5.0%)	101 (28.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$11,503			$873			$10,630	58.3	61.2	216	43
201260002018	260	Victoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 10th Street	Victoria	67671	Ellis County	Victoria	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 735-2870	164	13	12.6	32.3%	151 (92.1%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$9,473			$1,439			$8,033	58.3	58.8	244	16

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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.