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Best Elementary Schools in Ellis County, KS

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Schools

1,490

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedKathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary57^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary up 19 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Victoria Elementary 11.5 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 East 13th	Ellis	67637	Ellis County	Ellis	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 726-3136	182	13	14.1	40.7%	172 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	66.3	212^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.7%		61.2	231^st of 653 public elementary schools	64.6%	19	78.3	38.5	80.9	45.5	63.3	60.9	15.4	52.4	52.4	48.7	66.7	66.7	$12,778	$3,389	$9,389
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E 28th	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2550	364	25	14.5	37.9%	305 (83.8%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	74.7	143^rd of 656 public elementary schools	78.2%		73.2	132^nd of 653 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	68.7	64.9	76.5		69.9	53.1	59.5	67.6		60.2	30.9	30.9	$15,771	$3,745	$12,026
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 MacArthur	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2520	420	29	14.7	41.4%	341 (81.2%)	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	56.4	280^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.3%		62.2	220^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.3%	60	53.7	54.3	42.2		50.0	55.2	58.6	41.7		51.7	40.3	40.3	$17,765	$4,505	$13,260
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Hall	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2510	371	26	14.1	39.6%	289 (77.9%)	11 (3.0%)	34 (9.2%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	87.2	57^th of 656 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.3	18^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.2%	39	75.4	73.2	71.9		73.6	56.9	59.7	66.7		60.9	68.3	68.3	$15,597	$3,725	$11,872
Victoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 10th Street	Victoria	67671	Ellis County	Victoria	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 735-2870	153	13	11.5	45.1%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	53.5	302^nd of 656 public elementary schools	54.0%		58.3	260^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.2%	42	37.5	38.9	62.5	59.3	50.5	37.5	33.3	58.3	44.4	44.1	50.0	50.0	$11,559	$1,344	$10,215

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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.

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