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
11	Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24001 W 97th Terr	Lenexa	66227	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7400	459	30	15.5	8.7%	360 (78.4%)	21 (4.6%)	30 (6.5%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$13,041			$676			$12,365	95.1	89.7	45	34		201014002110
12	Langston Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 George Williams Way	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5890	560	29	19.1	15.4%	420 (75.0%)	9 (1.6%)	31 (5.5%)	36 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)	$9,875			$914			$8,961	95.1	94.3	16	4		200840001730
13	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21880 College Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7550	349	23	15.1	9.5%	278 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	11 (3.2%)	28 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$13,449			$771			$12,678	94.7	96.5	7	6		201014000140
14	Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3411 W. 103rd Street	Leawood	66206	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2500	466	29	16	8.6%	410 (88.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	$12,344			$302			$12,041	94	93.5	17	3		201164001525
15	Cottonwood Point Elementary	Public	K-5	10521 W. 129th St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6100	352	29	12.2	9.1%	245 (69.6%)	6 (1.7%)	30 (8.5%)	50 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$14,713			$328			$14,385	93.8	95	11	4		201200001684
16	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66223	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6500	456	33	13.7	11.8%	220 (48.2%)	38 (8.3%)	29 (6.4%)	134 (29.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$13,264			$1,012			$12,252	93.3	94.4	15	1		201200001473
17	Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 W Nelson	Edgerton	66021	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3500	133	15	8.9	36.8%	96 (72.2%)	4 (3.0%)	23 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$24,982			$1,973			$23,009	93.3	88.5	55	38		200642000123
18	Morse Elementary	Public	K-5	15201 Monrovia St.	Overland Park	66221	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6800	338	28	12	11.2%	250 (74.0%)	9 (2.7%)	14 (4.1%)	44 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$14,325			$318			$14,006	93.1	85.8	71	53		201200001593
19	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 Clear Creek Parkway	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1800	431	34	12.6	7.4%	371 (86.1%)	12 (2.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$13,487			$1,102			$12,386	92.8	92.8	23	4		200549001758
20	Prairie Star Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 W. 143rd St.	Leawood	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7100	371	28	13	7.3%	280 (75.5%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	$14,847			$318			$14,529	92.7	91	33	13		201200000534

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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.