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
401	Quinter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Gove	Quinter	67752	Gove County	Quinter Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 754-3741	176	12	14.2	39.8%	166 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,773			$976			$11,796	41.1	67.9	182	219		201095000472
402	Overland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8150 Santa Fe Dr	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4200	391	26	15.1	52.9%	199 (50.9%)	38 (9.7%)	114 (29.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	$12,576			$558			$12,018	41.1	38.4	426	24		201164001546
403	McCarter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5512 SW 16th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4660	401	32	12.4	68.3%	143 (35.7%)	50 (12.5%)	118 (29.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.2%)	$15,778			$2,927			$12,851	41.1	45.2	373	30		201226001454
404	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Mound	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5150	259	18	14.3	54.4%	203 (78.4%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (12.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$11,220			$710			$10,510	41	47.8	350	54		201305001212
405	Countryside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15800 W 124th Terr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7390	349	30	11.7	59.9%	143 (41.0%)	53 (15.2%)	114 (32.7%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	$16,777			$2,030			$14,747	40.9	42	399	6		201014001669
406	Canton-Galva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 S. Santa Fe	Galva	67443	McPherson County	Canton-Galva	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 654-3321	193	17	11.1	43.5%	183 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,694			$1,582			$12,112	40.8	36.4	439	33		200444001004
407	Burlingame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 North Dacotah	Burlingame	66413	Osage County	Burlingame Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 654-3713	142	12	11.7	47.9%	125 (88.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$13,325			$946			$12,379	40.6	23	529	122		200426001160
408	Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N 2nd	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 855-3343	312	28	11	46.5%	200 (64.1%)	4 (1.3%)	102 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,609			$1,646			$10,963	40.5	41.9	400	8		200480000009
409	Lincoln Elementary	Public	1-6	713 N 9th	Fredonia	66736	Wilson County	Fredonia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 378-4138	242	22	11.1	50.8%	220 (90.9%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,781			$1,466			$14,315	40.5	53.4	295	114		200627001302
410	Fairfield Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16115 South Langdon Road	Langdon	67583	Reno County	Fairfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 596-2152	268	27	10	49.6%	221 (82.5%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.0%)	$19,885			$1,482			$18,402	40.4	44.3	380	30		200831002025

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.