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
321	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6101 Craig St.	Merriam	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3000	374	29	12.7	56.7%	163 (43.6%)	49 (13.1%)	138 (36.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$13,613			$697			$12,917	51.4	57.9	263	58		201164001529
322	White City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	414 Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 349-2211	140	12	11.4	47.9%	124 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	$17,264			$1,470			$15,795	51.4	55.7	278	44		200744001289
323	Edwardsville Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 S 104th St	Edwardsville	66111	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 422-4036	331	27	12.1	70.7%	212 (64.0%)	30 (9.1%)	61 (18.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	$15,007			$4,705			$10,302	51.4	58.3	261	62		200405000032
324	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	800 W. Madison St.	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-0400	521	38	13.6	33.8%	388 (74.5%)	28 (5.4%)	47 (9.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	$13,108			$553			$12,555	51.3	61	235	89		200642001780
325	Lincoln Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Main	Cherryvale	67335	Montgomery County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 336-8140	268	23	11.4	64.6%	222 (82.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	$16,177			$873			$15,304	51.3	44	387	62		200474001122
326	Oak Street Elementary School K-4	Public	K-4	501 N Oak	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4200	343	26	13.2	34.4%	271 (79.0%)	7 (2.0%)	36 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$14,044			$870			$13,174	50.8	66.1	192	134		200654000379
327	Frank Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2605 W 43rd Avenue	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3050	359	24	14.9	80.5%	43 (12.0%)	80 (22.3%)	198 (55.2%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	$19,869			$6,758			$13,111	50.7	44.3	382	55		200795001408
328	West Elk Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1199 State Highway 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 374-2147	371	34	10.8	67.9%	295 (79.5%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$17,619			$4,628			$12,991	50.7	53.9	291	37		200750002013
329	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Hilltop Dr	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5720	393	33	11.8	61.8%	152 (38.7%)	44 (11.2%)	101 (25.7%)	30 (7.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.5%)	$12,864			$1,833			$11,030	50.7	45.9	362	33		200840001368
330	Whitson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 SW Arnold Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4570	416	32	12.8	64.2%	207 (49.8%)	31 (7.5%)	126 (30.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.5%)	$16,511			$2,935			$13,576	50.7	60.6	238	92		201226001466

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.