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)
201164001683	321	Rising Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Candlelight Ln	Lenexa	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4500	459	32	14.2	48.8%	240 (52.3%)	94 (20.5%)	75 (16.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (8.9%)	$10,090			$883			$9,207	50.3	53.9	296	25
200765002054	322	Jefferson School	Public	3-5	2101 N. 13th St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1875	380	29	13.1	73.9%	261 (68.7%)	17 (4.5%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.6%)	$8,731			$1,405			$7,326	50.3	45.2	370	48
201164001547	323	Pawnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9501 W 91st St	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4300	400	29	13.6	51.0%	204 (51.0%)	46 (11.5%)	100 (25.0%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$9,741			$570			$9,171	50.3	57.8	252	71
200795001395	324	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	1429 S 29th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5900	180	16	11.3	89.4%	12 (6.7%)	33 (18.3%)	118 (65.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$14,471			$3,535			$10,936	50.2	40.1	410	86
200321000210	325	NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	225	19	11.6	43.6%	207 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$9,882			$1,539			$8,343	50.1	37	431	106
200645002060	326	Garnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	403 West Home Run Dr.	Garnett	66032	Anderson County	Garnett	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 448-3177	422	31	13.5	61.8%	392 (92.9%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,178			$2,866			$7,312	50.1	53.4	299	27
200789001588	327	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 St Marys Rd	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4340	332	24	13.8	56.3%	149 (44.9%)	53 (16.0%)	68 (20.5%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	43 (13.0%)	$11,577			$672			$10,904	50	54.5	289	38
201062000675	328	Lecompton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	626 Whitfield St	Lecompton	66050	Douglas County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 887-6343	289	20	14.4	41.5%	247 (85.5%)	9 (3.1%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,118			$381			$12,738	49.8	43.7	378	50
200948001164	329	Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 N 8th	Quenemo	66528	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 759-3512	94	9	10.6	73.4%	83 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	$11,860			$1,032			$10,828	49.8	71	154	175
201221001864	330	Tonganoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 S. East Street	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 416-1480	936	61	15.2	31.1%	783 (83.7%)	8 (0.9%)	93 (9.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.7%)	$7,686			$413			$7,273	49.7	60.8	223	107

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.