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)
200600001946	351	Erie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 W 3rd St	Erie	66733	Neosho County	Erie-Galesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 244-5161	219	16	13.6	65.3%	192 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$12,995			$1,242			$11,752	47.5	48.2	344	7
200594000222	352	Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	386	28	13.7	61.7%	177 (45.9%)	5 (1.3%)	179 (46.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,761			$1,404			$9,357	47.5	33.7	463	111
201191000710	353	St John Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 N. Broadway	St John	67576	Stafford County	St John-Hudson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 549-3518	220	13	16.6	37.3%	165 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,671			$519			$14,152	47.4	54.4	290	63
200001601674	354	Marysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1010 Carolina	Marysville	66508	Marshall County	Marysville	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 562-3641	417	33	12.5	55.9%	339 (81.3%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$10,339			$1,884			$8,454	47.2	49	335	19
201299000310	355	Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1001 Porter	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-4050	233	19	12.3	58.4%	140 (60.1%)	15 (6.4%)	50 (21.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.7%)	$9,478			$2,416			$7,062	47.2	65.8	187	168
201284000722	356	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	924 N Plum	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4340	273	15	18	54.9%	221 (81.0%)	7 (2.6%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$8,890			$664			$8,226	46.6	60.8	224	132
200343000740	357	Argonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E. Allen	Argonia	67004	Sumner County	Argonia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 435-6716	65	8	8.2	55.4%	55 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	$13,221			$863			$12,357	46.5			(n/a)
200804001274	358	Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 852-3529	184	13	14.4	60.3%	169 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$10,763			$1,013			$9,751	46.3	39.2	414	56
200345001242	359	C 4 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11945 292nd Road	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	No	(620) 441-2045	113	7	15.6	38.9%	82 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	$10,380			$249			$10,131	46.2	40.4	408	49
200936000672	360	McLouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 796-6152	231	16	14.5	49.4%	199 (86.1%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$12,712			$4,115			$8,597	46.1	62.8	207	153

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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.