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)
201299000320	571	Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 N. Pennsylvania	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1150	455	33	13.7	95.4%	77 (16.9%)	83 (18.2%)	236 (51.9%)	45 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,114			$3,405			$7,710	16.4	9.1	624	53
201137000517	572	Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 W Republic	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4520	387	33	11.7	79.6%	191 (49.4%)	9 (2.3%)	127 (32.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	$12,870			$3,315			$9,555	16.3	16.4	574	2
201299000315	573	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 29th St No	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-5200	304	26	11.8	88.5%	59 (19.4%)	17 (5.6%)	206 (67.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$11,717			$3,975			$7,742	15.8	8.7	626	53
200795001406	574	Quindaro Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Farrow	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4400	319	27	12	93.7%	9 (2.8%)	110 (34.5%)	179 (56.1%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	$12,218			$3,494			$8,724	15.5	14.9	582	8
201299000292	575	Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 W Maple	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9900	363	30	12.2	84.0%	108 (29.8%)	30 (8.3%)	187 (51.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)	$10,584			$3,325			$7,259	15.2	13.5	592	17
201035001489	576	Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Oregon	Oswego	67356	Labette County	Oswego	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 795-4541	185	14	13.3	63.2%	155 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.8%)	$10,221			$1,776			$8,445	15.1	33.5	465	111
201014000141	577	Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Elm Terr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7650	373	31	12.1	69.4%	139 (37.3%)	29 (7.8%)	172 (46.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	$13,255			$2,107			$11,148	15	23.7	532	45
200705001876	578	Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	7101 S. Meridian	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2350	463	34	13.8	66.7%	261 (56.4%)	18 (3.9%)	119 (25.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.8%)	$10,043			$2,787			$7,256	14.9	17	570	8
201059000900	579	Peabody-Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Elm Street	Peabody	66866	Marion County	Peabody-Burns	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 983-2188	117	10	11.4	56.4%	96 (82.1%)	3 (2.6%)	14 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$14,725			$1,495			$13,230	14.4	22.2	540	39
200762000536	580	McCandless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Baker	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5150	206	18	11.2	93.2%	128 (62.1%)	8 (3.9%)	57 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$12,623			$3,553			$9,069	14.3	8.5	629	49

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.