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)
200825000752	371	Lacygne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Walnut St.	LaCygne	66040	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 757-4417	229	19	12.2	55.0%	193 (84.3%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$12,852			$450			$12,402	45.3	38.5	418	47
201149002085	372	Northern Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	5620 NW Topeka Blvd	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 286-2992	419	34	12.3	42.5%	321 (76.6%)	22 (5.3%)	36 (8.6%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.2%)	$8,776			$703			$8,073	45.2	41.6	395	23
201226001454	373	McCarter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5512 SW 16th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4660	392	32	12	70.7%	160 (40.8%)	41 (10.5%)	111 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	$12,507			$1,847			$10,660	45.2	42	389	16
201014001704	374	Mahaffie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 N Nelson Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7530	441	31	14.3	45.8%	258 (58.5%)	29 (6.6%)	103 (23.4%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	$12,043			$681			$11,362	45.1	67.4	178	196
200618000146	375	Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	3-5	900 E Third	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-3380	362	32	11.4	60.8%	305 (84.3%)	10 (2.8%)	24 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.7%)	$10,110			$1,328			$8,782	45	35.1	451	76
200327000061	376	Almena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	504 W Bryant	Almena	67622	Norton County	Northern Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 664-2446	78	6	12.3	64.1%	64 (82.1%)	4 (5.1%)	5 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	$16,579			$1,886			$14,693	45			(n/a)
201137000504	377	Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	400	32	12.4	48.8%	226 (56.5%)	10 (2.5%)	116 (29.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$11,704			$2,295			$9,409	44.9	53.1	301	76
201206000401	378	Stockton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N Cypress	Stockton	67669	Rooks County	Stockton	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 425-6120	223	16	14.1	61.4%	206 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$8,968			$260			$8,708	44.9	31.7	479	101
200579000080	379	Elkhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 S Cosmos	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 697-2133	189	13	14.3	68.3%	86 (45.5%)	2 (1.1%)	92 (48.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$10,004			$1,775			$8,229	44.4	46.9	355	24
200831002025	380	Fairfield Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16115 South Langdon Road	Langdon	67583	Reno County	Fairfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 596-2152	273	25	11	49.8%	238 (87.2%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,768			$1,137			$14,631	44.3	25.5	521	141

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.