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
241	Minneola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	111 East Locust	Minneola	67865	Clark County	Minneola	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 885-4571	173	14	12.6	60.1%	130 (75.1%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.8%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$13,765			$2,499			$11,266	61.8	55	282	41		200960000082
242	Concordia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 East 9th Street	Concordia	66901	Cloud County	Concordia	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 243-8853	448	35	12.6	63.2%	389 (86.8%)	9 (2.0%)	37 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$13,914			$2,053			$11,862	61.7	59.2	248	6		200510000984
243	Guthridge School	Public	4-5	1020 South 31st Street	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-6800	203	16	12.6	72.4%	115 (56.7%)	23 (11.3%)	30 (14.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)	$13,851			$3,305			$10,547	61	61.5	227	16		201056001986
244	Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W 4th	Cunningham	67035	Kingman County	Cunningham	No	No	No	No	(620) 298-2462	109	11	10.3	38.5%	102 (93.6%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,765			$2,592			$11,173	61	65.9	194	50		200537000634
245	R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	527	35	15	52.4%	458 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	$13,957			$3,503			$10,454	60.9	80	107	138		200648000191
246	Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 W. Sunnyside	Montezuma	67867	Gray County	Montezuma	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 846-2283	83	8	10	31.3%	67 (80.7%)	1 (1.2%)	15 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,285			$403			$22,882	60.8	71.6	146	100		200963000782
247	Hodgeman County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Douglas	Jetmore	67854	Hodgeman County	Hodgeman County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 357-8396	176	13	13.6	39.8%	144 (81.8%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	$12,673			$1,171			$11,502	60.8	51.1	313	66		200780000107
248	Fort Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28000 Rifle Range Road	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4450	361	30	12.1	41.8%	184 (51.0%)	52 (14.4%)	77 (21.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	27 (7.5%)	$11,231			$1,291			$9,939	60.8	72	141	107		200789001257
249	Jayhawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S 6th St	Mound City	66056	Linn County	Jayhawk	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 795-2519	311	25	12.3	59.5%	276 (88.7%)	5 (1.6%)	11 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$15,615			$2,190			$13,425	60.7	57.1	269	20		200775000695
250	Bennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	223 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 488-3323	235	19	12.1	43.0%	212 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$13,858			$1,406			$12,452	60.7	67.3	184	66		200396000164

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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.