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
431	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	532	35	15.2	79.9%	163 (30.6%)	56 (10.5%)	264 (49.6%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$13,121			$1,857			$11,264	38.3	37.6	432	1		201236000020
432	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Cron	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5415	300	26	11.7	54.3%	241 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$12,576			$2,368			$10,208	38.2	30.5	478	46		200363000916
433	Lakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	407 N Main	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 355-6191	290	16	18.4	60.7%	144 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	145 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,525			$1,372			$12,154	38.2	31.4	474	41		200828000072
434	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1124 NW Lyman Rd	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 575-8700	558	33	16.8	66.3%	390 (69.9%)	46 (8.2%)	66 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	$18,143			$1,713			$16,431	38.1	35.6	444	10		201149001953
435	Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	389	32	12.2	49.4%	221 (56.8%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	$16,041			$4,258			$11,783	38.1	44.9	377	58		201137000504
436	Pawnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9501 W 91st St	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4300	374	28	13.2	50.5%	178 (47.6%)	35 (9.4%)	112 (29.9%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	$12,706			$757			$11,949	38	50.3	323	113		201164001547
437	Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	495	37	13.4	88.3%	88 (17.8%)	114 (23.0%)	258 (52.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$14,469			$2,112			$12,357	37.8	39.4	420	17		201236001475
438	Golden Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W 6th	Selden	67757	Sheridan County	Golden Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 386-4560	71	10	7.4	63.4%	54 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$22,509			$3,013			$19,496	37.8			(n/a)		201104000576
439	Tecumseh North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	314 SE Stanton Road	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 379-5910	435	34	12.6	54.5%	266 (61.1%)	19 (4.4%)	93 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.9%)	$14,726			$1,508			$13,218	37.5	54.3	287	152		201218001137
440	Ell-Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1757 N Halstead Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 827-8891	237	20	11.5	43.9%	212 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$13,627			$1,598			$12,029	36.5	29.6	483	43		200580000528

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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.