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 14, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 656)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
171	Garfield Elementary	Public	4-5	815 4th St	Clay Center	67432	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 632-2125	170	12	13.8	45.9%	158 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,417			$1,775			$10,642	69.6	69.7	164	7		200489000821
172	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	114 North E. Street	Washington	66968	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 325-2261	192	19	10.3	52.1%	163 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$15,468			$1,722			$13,746	69.3	60.4	242	70		200002801883
173	Dighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	320 E James	Dighton	67839	Lane County	Dighton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 397-5319	139	13	10.6	48.9%	123 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,965			$287			$18,679	69.1	74.6	125	48		200555001294
174	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	305	18	17.3	52.1%	149 (48.9%)	45 (14.8%)	50 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.4%)	$11,551			$1,135			$10,415	69	71.3	150	24		200789001260
175	Pike Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Grant	Courtland	66939	Republic County	Pike Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 374-4221	163	12	13.2	44.2%	154 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$8,493			$983			$7,510	68.9	71.6	147	28		200531001018
176	St Marys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Grand Avenue	Saint Marys	66536	Pottawatomie County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 437-6159	280	24	11.5	48.2%	225 (80.4%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$17,564			$5,448			$12,116	68.7	71.3	149	27		200797000591
177	Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 869-3355	239	20	11.8	52.7%	214 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$16,007			$1,150			$14,856	68.7	64.4	202	25		200001400454
178	Jackson Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12763 266th Road	Holton	66436	Jackson County	North Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 364-2244	268	22	12.3	38.1%	244 (91.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,478			$1,009			$13,470	68.6	64.1	205	27		200483001955
179	Hoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 Queen Ave.	Hoxie	67740	Sheridan County	Hoxie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 675-3258	253			37.5%	205 (81.0%)	4 (1.6%)	29 (11.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$17,184			$3,595			$13,590	68.4	70.8	156	23		200753000965
180	Osborne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 N Third	Osborne	67473	Osborne County	Osborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 346-5491	194	19	10.4	60.3%	188 (96.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,615			$788			$10,827	68.4	72.2	139	41		201029000881

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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 14, 2025, 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.