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
101	Green Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14675 S Alden St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7450	235	27	8.7	19.1%	165 (70.2%)	16 (6.8%)	25 (10.6%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$21,912			$934			$20,978	81.1	90.5	38	63		201014001703
102	Stilwell Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 W. 199th St.	Stilwell	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7300	266	22	12.1	12.4%	238 (89.5%)	5 (1.9%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,623			$1,131			$14,493	81.1	80.4	104	2		201200000114
103	Maize Virtual Preparatory School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3403 N. Tyler Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 462-8800	446	21	21.4		386 (86.5%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$5,571			$00			$5,571	81	91.6	29	74		200914002083
104	Buhler Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 N Main	Buhler	67522	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 543-2240	241	16	15.1	52.3%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	32 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,000			$1,549			$11,451	81	72.9	134	30		200420000564
105	Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	$13,501			$776			$12,725	80.8	71.7	144	39		200654001856
106	Pray-Woodman Elementary	Public	K-4	605 W Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 721-0902	507	39	13	32.7%	343 (67.7%)	12 (2.4%)	101 (19.9%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$13,264			$708			$12,556	80.7	55.8	277	171		200914000978
107	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 S Pflumm Road	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7710	394	26	15.1	22.1%	243 (61.7%)	25 (6.3%)	60 (15.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (12.4%)	$14,092			$705			$13,387	80.3	59.2	249	142		201014001626
108	Wolf Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19250 Ridgeview Road	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7233	336	26	13.1	13.4%	279 (83.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26 (7.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$13,893			$2,732			$11,161	80.3	73.4	130	22		201185002072
109	Prairie Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	654 YMCA Drive	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4630	474	32	14.7	28.9%	326 (68.8%)	17 (3.6%)	38 (8.0%)	47 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.1%)	$13,158			$1,152			$12,006	80	89	50	59		200336001940
110	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 N. 159th St. East	Wichita	67230	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4630	372	25	14.6	21.8%	267 (71.8%)	15 (4.0%)	36 (9.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.0%)	$11,520			$961			$10,558	80	87.6	60	50		200336001183

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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.