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)
201299001720	361	Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5256 N Woodlawn	Bel Aire	67226	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-8200	625	49	12.7	52.5%	305 (48.8%)	130 (20.8%)	85 (13.6%)	38 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	$12,617			$5,016			$7,601	46	38.7	417	56
200840001368	362	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Hilltop Dr	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5720	415	33	12.6	61.2%	174 (41.9%)	40 (9.6%)	115 (27.7%)	28 (6.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	$12,172			$1,501			$10,672	45.9	50.8	323	39
201032000670	363	Oskaloosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	404 Park Street	Oskaloosa	66066	Jefferson County	Oskaloosa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 863-2254	278	24	11.7	50.4%	252 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$13,915			$1,467			$12,448	45.9	48.3	343	20
200840001373	364	Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Schwarz Rd	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5880	398	26	15.4	55.5%	238 (59.8%)	20 (5.0%)	41 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (22.6%)	$9,587			$609			$8,978	45.8	49.7	332	32
200001701217	365	Scott City Middle	Public	3-8	809 W Ninth	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7640	401	30	13.3	54.1%	280 (69.8%)	5 (1.2%)	86 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$8,607			$1,554			$7,053	45.8	50.9	320	45
200702001318	366	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 Ash	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2500	257	18	14.3	64.6%	182 (70.8%)	4 (1.6%)	56 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$12,341			$1,699			$10,641	45.8	37.4	426	60
201080001888	367	Appanoose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Shawnee Road	Pomona	66076	Franklin County	West Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 566-3386	182	15	12.5	37.9%	165 (90.7%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,692			$3,452			$9,239	45.7	57	269	98
200612001740	368	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1015 N Jefferson	Eureka	67045	Greenwood County	Eureka	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 583-5537	320	28	11.3	70.6%	277 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$10,146			$1,067			$9,079	45.6	49	334	34
201209000800	369	Sublette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Inman	Sublette	67877	Haskell County	Sublette	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 675-2286	204	23	8.7	72.5%	122 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (39.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,642			$2,525			$12,117	45.5	46.1	364	5
200594000223	370	Walnut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	285	23	12.3	62.8%	176 (61.8%)	6 (2.1%)	88 (30.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$11,169			$1,305			$9,864	45.4	37.6	424	54

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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.