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)
201140001502	391	Satanta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Wichita	Satanta	67870	Haskell County	Satanta	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 649-2612	130	11	11.8	68.5%	67 (51.5%)	3 (2.3%)	59 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$11,515			$1,254			$10,261	43.1	34.4	460	69
200507001342	392	Central Elementary	Public	4-6	810 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3943	208	15	13.8	56.3%	171 (82.2%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.1%)	$11,708			$3,033			$8,675	43	41.8	391	1
200423001198	393	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1045 N. Oak	Burden	67019	Cowley County	Central	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 438-3195	157	10	16.5	54.8%	133 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$10,475			$1,730			$8,745	42.9	57.3	261	132
201164001554	394	Rosehill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9801 Rosehill Rd	Lenexa	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4800	469	32	14.4	59.5%	220 (46.9%)	78 (16.6%)	124 (26.4%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$9,852			$846			$9,007	42.6	45.8	366	28
201005000412	395	Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 W 6th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 671-3842	183	13	14.2	44.3%	168 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	$11,246			$931			$10,315	42.5	41	404	9
201299000301	396	Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 N Webb Road	Wichita	67206	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-8800	621	41	15.1	72.5%	176 (28.3%)	174 (28.0%)	145 (23.3%)	59 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	$11,139			$2,500			$8,639	42.4	42.2	388	8
200525002014	397	Chase County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Palmer	Strong City	66869	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 273-6676	218	16	13.6	41.3%	182 (83.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$9,805			$1,149			$8,656	42.2	44.3	376	21
200789001268	398	Milford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 West 12th	Milford	66514	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4170	85	8	10.4	51.8%	68 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.1%)	$14,045			$973			$13,072	42.2	41.6	393	5
201014001669	399	Countryside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15800 W 124th Terr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7390	333	29	11.4	56.8%	145 (43.5%)	52 (15.6%)	93 (27.9%)	12 (3.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	$12,019			$914			$11,106	42	52.8	306	93
200480000009	400	Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N 2nd	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 855-3343	328	25	13.1	42.4%	210 (64.0%)	2 (0.6%)	110 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,820			$1,188			$9,632	41.9	46.5	358	42

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.