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
421	Slate Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	236	21	11.4	69.1%	126 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (35.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.1%)	$14,141			$4,956			$9,185	39	41.2	408	13		200996001982
422	Grand Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 East Grand Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3750	380	36	10.4	56.3%	194 (51.1%)	22 (5.8%)	127 (33.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$17,989			$1,002			$16,987	39	58.3	259	163		200642002070
423	Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8200 Grant	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2800	369	28	13	77.8%	95 (25.7%)	44 (11.9%)	195 (52.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.8%)	$14,844			$984			$13,861	38.9	41.3	405	18		201164001527
424	Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3400	560	40	14	80.7%	130 (23.2%)	61 (10.9%)	297 (53.0%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	$13,116			$2,066			$11,050	38.9	32.1	467	43		201236000022
425	Iola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 N. Kentucky	Iola	66749	Allen County	Iola	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(620) 365-4820	619	50	12.2	58.0%	530 (85.6%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)	$15,222			$1,574			$13,648	38.8			(n/a)		200774002169
426	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1015 N Jefferson	Eureka	67045	Greenwood County	Eureka	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 583-5537	309	29	10.8	72.2%	266 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$17,499			$3,159			$14,339	38.6	45.6	368	58		200612001740
427	Southern Coffey County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Third	Gridley	66852	Coffey County	LeRoy-Gridley	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 836-2151	84	9	8.9	58.3%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$27,144			$436			$26,707	38.6			(n/a)		200867000181
428	Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1731 West Grand Avenue	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2265	397	27	14.6	58.2%	269 (67.8%)	10 (2.5%)	57 (14.4%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.6%)	$12,195			$756			$11,439	38.5	33.3	461	33		200705001634
429	LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27500 Rifle Range Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-6500	615	38	16	44.1%	298 (48.5%)	89 (14.5%)	138 (22.4%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	13 (2.1%)	62 (10.1%)	$9,652			$1,369			$8,284	38.4	48.1	348	81		200789002061
430	Central Elementary	Public	2-6	810 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3943	348	27	13	64.4%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	$15,360			$3,220			$12,140	38.4	43	392	38		200507001342

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.