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)
201299000260	641	Cessna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W 45th S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6900	363	25	14.3	91.7%	194 (53.4%)	44 (12.1%)	74 (20.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.6%)	$11,289			$3,880			$7,409	6.2	13.5	593	48
201299001619	642	Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 S Cypress	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9800	471	34	13.8	85.6%	97 (20.6%)	158 (33.5%)	128 (27.2%)	38 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.8%)	$9,704			$2,955			$6,750	6.1	11.4	608	34
200795001397	643	John Fiske Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Valley	Kansas City	66105	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4850	292	22	13	96.6%	36 (12.3%)	8 (2.7%)	246 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,039			$2,935			$8,103	6	7.4	635	8
201299000281	644	Harry Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 S. Market	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0700	318	26	12.2	94.0%	75 (23.6%)	45 (14.2%)	168 (52.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	$10,945			$3,893			$7,053	6	5.4	649	5
200795001434	645	Welborn Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4450	484	33	14.5	93.0%	46 (9.5%)	153 (31.6%)	200 (41.3%)	47 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$11,254			$3,330			$7,924	5.9	7.7	634	11
200873002096	646	Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 N Calvert	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2100	358	26	13.7	95.5%	18 (5.0%)	6 (1.7%)	324 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,650			$766			$10,884	5.8	4.6	656	10
201299001719	647	Spaght Multimedia Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2316 E 10th	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7300	436	34	12.8	97.7%	24 (5.5%)	177 (40.6%)	194 (44.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	$12,464			$3,615			$8,849	5.5	4.9	651	4
200795001398	648	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 N 4th St	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4300	313	23	13.4	93.3%	20 (6.4%)	138 (44.1%)	130 (41.5%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,421			$2,983			$8,438	5.5	4.8	653	5
201299001648	649	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 S Victoria	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1900	458	35	13.1	93.7%	74 (16.2%)	83 (18.1%)	242 (52.8%)	25 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.8%)	$9,831			$3,074			$6,757	5.3	5.4	648	1
201299000307	650	Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 S Edwards	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-7850	231	20	11.3	90.9%	76 (32.9%)	40 (17.3%)	81 (35.1%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.3%)	$13,557			$5,257			$8,300	5.3	4.7	654	4

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.