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
51	Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14901 England St.	Overland Park	66221	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7400	396	31	12.6	8.3%	260 (65.7%)	24 (6.1%)	23 (5.8%)	77 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$15,897			$900			$14,996	87.8	89.3	48	3		201200001400
52	Garden Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Section Line	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 531-2261	445	24	18.1	15.1%	413 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$10,056			$5,203			$4,853	87.7	80.8	97	45		201108000389
53	Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-5	16025 S. Lindenwood Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7680	316	23	13.9	10.4%	227 (71.8%)	27 (8.5%)	21 (6.6%)	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$15,158			$479			$14,679	87.7	75.5	121	68		201014001541
54	South Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	302 S Jefferson	Protection	67127	Comanche County	Comanche County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 622-4545	121	9	14.1	63.6%	98 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$19,713			$526			$19,187	87.6	71.9	142	88		200504000492
55	Basehor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15602 Leavenworth Rd	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-1038	508	36	14.2	20.9%	421 (82.9%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$14,851			$1,053			$13,798	87.5	84.4	80	25		200378001184
56	Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12567 S. Canyon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7440	419	28	15	11.2%	330 (78.8%)	20 (4.8%)	41 (9.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$13,264			$679			$12,585	87.2	88	57	1		201014001929
57	Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Hall	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 623-2510	371	26	14.1	39.6%	289 (77.9%)	11 (3.0%)	34 (9.2%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	$15,597			$3,725			$11,872	87.2	93.3	18	39		200702001680
58	Broadmoor Elementary	Public	3-5	105 S 5th Street East	Louisburg	66053	Miami County	Louisburg	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 837-1900	388	24	16.4	23.2%	341 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$12,335			$1,178			$11,157	87	86.2	69	11		200897000982
59	Indian Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Knox St.	Overland Park	66210	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-6400	431	32	13.2	31.1%	246 (57.1%)	38 (8.8%)	76 (17.6%)	39 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$15,132			$1,103			$14,030	86.9	85.6	73	14		201200001605
60	Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	351	30	11.8	20.2%	279 (79.5%)	22 (6.3%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	$14,632			$1,302			$13,330	86.7	86.4	67	7		200549001881

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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.