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)
200789001257	141	Fort Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28000 Rifle Range Road	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4450	370	30	12.1	40.8%	193 (52.2%)	58 (15.7%)	74 (20.0%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.4%)	$9,468			$532			$8,936	72	61.6	214	73
200504000492	142	South Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Jefferson	Protection	67127	Comanche County	Comanche County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 622-4545	139	9	14.7	55.4%	115 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$12,351			$1,395			$10,956	71.9	78.7	110	32
201164001560	143	Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 W 78th St	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5500	279	25	10.9	26.9%	200 (71.7%)	14 (5.0%)	40 (14.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$11,649			$388			$11,261	71.8	71.4	150	7
200654001856	144	Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	420	31	13.4	29.8%	320 (76.2%)	8 (1.9%)	51 (12.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.1%)	$8,243			$527			$7,716	71.7	70.6	156	12
201065000604	145	Phillipsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Nebraska Avenue	Phillipsburg	67661	Phillips County	Phillipsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 543-2174	206	18	11.5	52.9%	183 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$10,115			$2,550			$7,565	71.6	34.9	453	308
200963000782	146	Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 W. Sunnyside	Montezuma	67867	Gray County	Montezuma	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 846-2283	86	9	10	31.4%	71 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,462			$552			$16,909	71.6	54.4	291	145
200531001018	147	Pike Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Grant	Courtland	66939	Republic County	Pike Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 374-4221	150	10	14.5	42.7%	144 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,407			$1,227			$14,181	71.6	83.3	84	63
200492000376	148	Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School	Public	4-8	140 S 4th	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2036	408	27	14.9	34.8%	354 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,298			$401			$8,896	71.5	56.1	275	127
200797000591	149	St Marys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Grand Avenue	Saint Marys	66536	Pottawatomie County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 437-6159	275	27	10	45.5%	219 (79.6%)	5 (1.8%)	40 (14.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,228			$876			$9,352	71.3	56.7	272	123
200789001260	150	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	301	17	17.2	47.8%	164 (54.5%)	32 (10.6%)	50 (16.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	46 (15.3%)	$10,401			$537			$9,865	71.3	76.8	118	32

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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:

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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.