Best Elementary Schools in Kansas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Kansas elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
221	Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Lawrence Avenue	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5660	433	28	15.2	32.1%	296 (68.4%)	23 (5.3%)	46 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.9%)	$10,736			$1,009			$9,727	64.9	68.7	175	46		200840001366
222	Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 North Osage Street	Caldwell	67022	Sumner County	Caldwell	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 845-2585	136	9	14.4	61.8%	111 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$15,830			$1,281			$14,550	64.8	61.5	229	7		200438000743
223	Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	$14,277			$400			$13,876	64.5	62.7	214	9		201164001555
224	Milford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 West 12th	Milford	66514	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4170	86	7	12	52.3%	71 (82.6%)	1 (1.2%)	10 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	$17,478			$2,846			$14,633	64.4	42.2	398	174		200789001268
225	Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center	Public	3-5	100 Bullpup Drive	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 594-2446	276	15	18.2	34.4%	242 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,166			$1,178			$8,989	64.3	65.9	193	32		200372002015
226	Sunflower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8955 Loiret Blvd	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5400	390	28	14	35.4%	238 (61.0%)	37 (9.5%)	64 (16.4%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	$13,771			$418			$13,353	64.1	67.2	185	41		201164000932
227	Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 E Lawrence	Marion	66861	Marion County	Marion-Florence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 382-3771	238	23	10.1	50.8%	194 (81.5%)	3 (1.3%)	26 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$16,218			$3,276			$12,942	64	58.7	257	30		200924000949
228	Frank V Bergman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3430 Lombard	Manhattan	66503	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2865	568	30	19.2	49.6%	295 (51.9%)	43 (7.6%)	120 (21.1%)	38 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.0%)	$14,244			$1,427			$12,818	64	67.1	187	41		200918000938
229	Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School	Public	4-8	140 S 4th	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2036	405	32	12.8	33.6%	351 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,085			$747			$12,338	63.9	71.5	148	81		200492000376
230	Ware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6795 Thomas Avenue	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4600	623	43	14.6	55.2%	271 (43.5%)	77 (12.4%)	173 (27.8%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	64 (10.3%)	$9,635			$1,155			$8,480	63.8	59.1	251	21		200789001616

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Kansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for KS student subgroups:

Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Military Connected Students

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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.