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
391	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	104 South F	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4360	137	16	8.4	86.9%	109 (79.6%)	4 (2.9%)	16 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$16,036			$1,514			$14,522	42.3	49	338	53		201284000724
392	Prairie Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2711 Kensington Road	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5740	354	26	13.5	51.7%	196 (55.4%)	23 (6.5%)	44 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (20.6%)	$12,763			$1,958			$10,804	42.2	24.8	517	125		200840000793
393	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	326	31	10.5	85.3%	154 (47.2%)	11 (3.4%)	98 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.0%)	$19,806			$5,961			$13,845	42.1	48.8	340	53		201137000518
394	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Marion St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7430	244	23	10.5	60.7%	86 (35.2%)	20 (8.2%)	113 (46.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.6%)	$19,916			$2,261			$17,655	42.1	39.7	416	22		201014000131
395	Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	262	23	11.5	32.8%	232 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$15,475			$1,544			$13,931	41.8	36.1	441	46		201254000662
396	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 N Sherman	Logan	67646	Phillips County	Logan	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 689-4631	76	7	10.8	55.3%	68 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,532			$4,177			$14,355	41.7	40.3	413	17		200891000607
397	Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Schwarz Rd	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5880	398	28	13.9	51.3%	239 (60.1%)	17 (4.3%)	53 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (20.4%)	$11,559			$1,369			$10,190	41.6	45.8	364	33		200840001373
398	Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	3-5	900 E Third	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-3380	361	31	11.6	57.9%	299 (82.8%)	17 (4.7%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,491			$1,679			$10,812	41.5	45	375	23		200618000146
399	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 St Marys Rd	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4340	370	25	14.7	57.3%	171 (46.2%)	57 (15.4%)	86 (23.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	36 (9.7%)	$13,897			$1,737			$12,160	41.4	50	327	72		200789001588
400	Shawnee Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2410 SE Burton Dr	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 357-5400	429	33	13	37.5%	260 (60.6%)	15 (3.5%)	94 (21.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)	$14,240			$1,031			$13,209	41.3	38.2	428	28		201218001134

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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:

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

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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.