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
71	Cheney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 W 5th	Cheney	67025	Sedgwick County	Cheney	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 542-3137	395	27	14.8	33.7%	360 (91.1%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$14,102			$149			$13,952	85.2	92.1	26	45		200467000393
72	Dayton Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21120 W 188th Ter	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	No	No	No	No	(913) 592-7266	291	23	12.9	18.9%	235 (80.8%)	7 (2.4%)	27 (9.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	$13,578			$2,990			$10,588	85.2			(n/a)		201185002121
73	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21550 West 47th Street	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0808	441	36	12.1	14.3%	338 (76.6%)	22 (5.0%)	32 (7.3%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$12,416			$1,060			$11,355	85.2	77.7	114	41		200549001717
74	Wichita County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	109 N. Indian Road	Leoti	67861	Wichita County	Leoti	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 375-2314	221	20	11.2	51.6%	134 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (38.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,193			$1,988			$14,205	85.1	77.2	116	42		200861001221
75	Madison Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16651 S. Warwick St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7520	382	27	14.3	21.2%	246 (64.4%)	43 (11.3%)	41 (10.7%)	23 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$15,535			$960			$14,576	85.1	86.8	66	9		201014001882
76	Vermillion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 James	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0266	874	38	23.1	28.6%	622 (71.2%)	25 (2.9%)	137 (15.7%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.2%)	$10,666			$646			$10,021	84.9	67.1	186	110		200914002057
77	Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S. Main St.	Holyrood	67450	Ellsworth County	Central Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 252-3666	229	19	11.8	32.8%	211 (92.1%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,593			$1,328			$10,266	84.8	82	90	13		200034902044
78	Rhein Benninghoven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6720 Caenen St	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1900	423	28	15.1	28.8%	285 (67.4%)	32 (7.6%)	63 (14.9%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$12,736			$300			$12,436	84.5	84.8	79	1		201164001550
79	Bentwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 Bond St	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7320	366	24	15.4	12.8%	255 (69.7%)	17 (4.6%)	38 (10.4%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.7%)	$14,983			$678			$14,305	83.7	81.9	91	12		201014001000
80	Lincoln Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 E First	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 879-9240	458	25	18.6	51.3%	339 (74.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,412			$2,147			$11,265	83.4	81.4	94	14		200441001064

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.