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
111	Circle Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 S Kansas St	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1151	286	20	14.3	33.6%	243 (85.0%)	10 (3.5%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,728			$1,150			$14,579	79.5	72.3	138	27		201230000802
112	Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	812 East A Street	Hillsboro	67063	Marion County	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 947-3184	286	22	12.7	43.7%	251 (87.8%)	6 (2.1%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$14,981			$1,669			$13,312	79.2	66.8	190	78		200729000960
113	Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12211 S. Clinton St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7640	418	30	13.9	30.6%	277 (66.3%)	54 (12.9%)	48 (11.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$14,125			$959			$13,167	79	80.6	100	13		201014001781
114	Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5820	421	27	15.4	25.2%	297 (70.5%)	25 (5.9%)	32 (7.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.6%)	$12,012			$1,188			$10,824	78.8	84.9	78	36		200840001665
115	North Fairview	Public	K-6	1941 NE 39th	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8500	278	21	13.1	37.1%	227 (81.7%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$12,782			$809			$11,973	78.8	63	209	94		201149001942
116	Gardner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	218 E Shawnee	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3300	304	27	11.3	46.7%	206 (67.8%)	13 (4.3%)	43 (14.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.5%)	$15,560			$1,258			$14,302	78.6	68.6	177	61		200642000120
117	Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Dane	Waverly	66871	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 733-2551	136	11	12.6	44.9%	123 (90.4%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	$16,678			$405			$16,273	78.6	78	113	4		201281000175
118	Central Elementary	Public	3-6	1501 Park Ave	Baxter Springs	66713	Cherokee County	Baxter Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 856-3311	223	19	12	68.2%	157 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.3%)	5 (2.2%)	12 (5.4%)	$12,962			$1,041			$11,920	78.5	87.1	65	53		200381001504
119	Phillipsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Nebraska Avenue	Phillipsburg	67661	Phillips County	Phillipsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 543-2174	233	20	11.3	45.9%	215 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$14,146			$3,877			$10,269	78.3	71.6	145	26		201065000604
120	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 Hwy 18	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 598-2226	71	7	10.2	29.6%	62 (87.3%)	3 (4.2%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$17,007			$603			$16,404	78.3	62.3	219	99		200462001246

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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.