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)
201149000690	151	West Indianola Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 NW Brickyard Rd	Topeka	66618	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8550	438	29	15	32.2%	355 (81.1%)	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$7,588			$437			$7,151	71.2	62.8	208	57
200000400597	152	St George Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Blackjack Road	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	No	(785) 494-2482	384	28	13.7	24.2%	348 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	$7,018			$1,790			$5,228	71.1	73.2	141	11
201251002038	153	Valley Center Intermediate School	Public	4-5	737 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7050	457	33	13.8	43.3%	351 (76.8%)	8 (1.8%)	72 (15.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$8,213			$335			$7,878	71.1	69.5	166	13
200330001496	154	Bartlett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 W 2nd	Bartlett	67332	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 226-3414	109	11	10	67.0%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$11,345			$2,157			$9,187	70.8	63.7	204	50
200000400599	155	Westmoreland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	205 S Fourth	Westmoreland	66549	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 457-3462	133	13	10.2	43.6%	129 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$12,336			$2,934			$9,401	70.8	83.8	79	76
200753000965	156	Hoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 Queen Ave.	Hoxie	67740	Sheridan County	Hoxie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 675-3258	250	19	13.3	40.4%	200 (80.0%)	8 (3.2%)	30 (12.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$11,381			$851			$10,531	70.8	66.7	182	26
200666001028	157	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2716 24th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1502	282	19	14.6	51.4%	207 (73.4%)	4 (1.4%)	56 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$11,290			$1,473			$9,817	70.3	70.4	158	1
200528000985	158	Prairie Heights Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Center Street	Alta Vista	66834	Wabaunsee County	Morris County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 499-6313	74	9	8.7	52.7%	68 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$10,763			$799			$9,964	70.1	50	329	171
200320001071	159	Wanamaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6630 SW 10th	Topeka	66615	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4800	457	36	12.6	37.0%	290 (63.5%)	23 (5.0%)	61 (13.3%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$8,287			$594			$7,693	70	67.4	177	18
200939000996	160	Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	128 N Park	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9560	265	21	12.7	51.3%	202 (76.2%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$8,068			$1,084			$6,984	70	59.2	239	79

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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.