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)
201299000274	611	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	214 S Elizabeth	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9850	324	27	12.2	88.0%	120 (37.0%)	20 (6.2%)	146 (45.1%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$13,790			$4,967			$8,823	10	13.1	600	11
201299000324	612	Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1705 Salina	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-0100	323	25	12.7	90.1%	56 (17.3%)	29 (9.0%)	218 (67.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$11,095			$2,792			$8,302	9.8	9.3	621	9
200666001027	613	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Garfield	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1501	316	23	13.4	72.5%	200 (63.3%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$13,185			$1,152			$12,033	9.7	13.3	594	19
200345001233	614	Frances Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N 4th	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2050	276	16	17.2	86.2%	120 (43.5%)	8 (2.9%)	118 (42.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	16 (5.8%)	$9,009			$698			$8,312	9.6	8.4	630	16
200558000888	615	Soule Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Soule St	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2116	403	21	19.6	78.9%	63 (15.6%)	11 (2.7%)	313 (77.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,540			$1,310			$8,230	9.3	10.4	613	2
201226001116	616	Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1301 SE Monroe St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7330	420	39	10.7	92.6%	96 (22.9%)	152 (36.2%)	119 (28.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.4%)	$12,909			$2,417			$10,491	9.3	9.6	618	2
201226001459	617	Quincy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 NE Quincy St	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7420	164	16	10	95.1%	88 (53.7%)	16 (9.8%)	42 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	$17,027			$2,801			$14,226	9.2	24.9	526	91
201299001086	618	Kelly Liberal Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3143 S Millwood	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-4150	379	27	13.8	86.3%	179 (47.2%)	47 (12.4%)	97 (25.6%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.3%)	$9,745			$2,771			$6,974	9.1	10.6	612	6
201299000271	619	Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 S Gold	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6800	419	33	12.8	94.3%	172 (41.1%)	35 (8.4%)	166 (39.6%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$13,056			$4,473			$8,582	9.1	16.8	571	48
201299002062	620	Ortiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3361 N Arkansas Ave	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9785	311	25	12.6	93.2%	25 (8.0%)	8 (2.6%)	272 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,323			$4,152			$8,171	8.8	11.2	609	11

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.