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)
200750002013	291	West Elk Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1199 State Highway 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 374-2147	378	34	11.1	55.6%	331 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$13,861			$1,788			$12,073	53.9	34.5	458	167
201311000769	292	Yates Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	802 S State	Yates Center	66783	Woodson County	Woodson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 625-8860	312	21	14.5	53.2%	284 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,410			$850			$11,561	53.8	58.2	251	41
200339000750	293	Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1317 Walnut	Harper	67058	Harper County	Chaparral Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 896-7614	251	19	13.2	67.3%	175 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	$10,568			$984			$9,584	53.6	62.4	210	83
200546001630	294	Derby Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 North Woodlawn	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8540	384	26	14.7	43.2%	272 (70.8%)	7 (1.8%)	59 (15.4%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$8,027			$479			$7,548	53.5	47.3	352	58
200627001302	295	Lincoln Elementary	Public	1-6	713 N 9th	Fredonia	66736	Wilson County	Fredonia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 378-4138	286	25	11.2	60.5%	258 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,293			$705			$9,588	53.4	41.4	399	104
201287000455	296	Wellsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Ash Street	Wellsville	66092	Franklin County	Wellsville	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 883-2996	398	23	17.3	32.9%	362 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$10,125			$1,603			$8,522	53.2	51.5	316	20
200336002040	297	Andover eCademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1413 N. Main	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 218-4470	3,223	29	111.1	0.1%	2,222 (68.9%)	125 (3.9%)	564 (17.5%)	159 (4.9%)	22 (0.7%)	12 (0.4%)	119 (3.7%)	$3,302			$101			$3,201	53	33.1	471	174
200573001327	298	Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2702 N. Country Club Rd.	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4830	279	16	17.8	39.8%	239 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$9,603			$374			$9,229	52.9	43.7	379	81
200546000357	299	Swaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E English	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 788-8560	372	29	12.7	60.2%	283 (76.1%)	8 (2.2%)	38 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$9,630			$536			$9,093	52.7	52.5	309	10
200479000582	300	Cheylin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E.Sixth	Bird City	67731	Cheyenne County	Cheylin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 734-2351	91	9	10.6	51.6%	66 (72.5%)	2 (2.2%)	22 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,493			$1,498			$14,995	52.7	25.7	517	217

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.