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
371	South Hutchinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	405 South Poplar	South Hutchinson	67505	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 665-8441	326	29	11.2	58.3%	264 (81.0%)	5 (1.5%)	45 (13.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,655			$1,640			$15,015	44.4	26.2	507	136		200999000549
372	Lyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 828-4622	294	23	12.9	46.9%	263 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$16,135			$298			$15,837	44.3	48.3	344	28		200900001007
373	Garnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	403 West Home Run Dr.	Garnett	66032	Anderson County	Garnett	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 448-3177	401	34	11.7	64.8%	359 (89.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$15,385			$6,245			$9,140	44.1	50.1	326	47		200645002060
374	Riverside Intermediate	Public	3-5	204 North 12th	Elwood	66024	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 365-6735	142	11	12.4	59.2%	115 (81.0%)	5 (3.5%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	$15,939			$353			$15,586	44.1	60	244	130		200035102005
375	Atchison County Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	607 8th Street	Effingham	66023	Atchison County	Atchison County Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 833-4420	244	21	11.5	48.0%	225 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,706			$1,489			$11,217	44	60.5	240	135		200570001962
376	Walnut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$12,885			$1,134			$11,751	43.9	45.4	370	6		200594000223
377	Tonganoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 S. East Street	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 416-1480	919	63	14.5	34.8%	756 (82.3%)	13 (1.4%)	99 (10.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$7,149			$1,629			$5,521	43.9	49.7	330	47		201221001864
378	Riverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7166 SE 70th	Riverton	66770	Cherokee County	Riverton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 848-4078	313	26	12	61.3%	258 (82.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.8%)	$13,211			$1,931			$11,280	43.8	44.1	384	6		201113000925
379	Rawlins County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 N 4th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 626-3217	210	19	10.9	48.1%	174 (82.9%)	7 (3.3%)	29 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,673			$1,377			$12,296	43.4	33.1	463	84		200002300579
380	Belleville East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 O. Street	Belleville	66935	Republic County	Republic County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 527-2330	273	23	11.8	63.7%	251 (91.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,092			$2,627			$11,465	43.3	40.8	410	30		200003001834

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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.