Best Elementary Schools in Kansas for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kansas!

Every year, the Kansas State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 313)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
313	Alta Brown Elementary	Public	K-4	1110 East Pine	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7200	336	24	13.9	86.9%	34 (10.1%)	17 (5.1%)	270 (80.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,367			$2,545			$11,822	0.0%	9.8%	9.76%			200639001169
312	Faris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East 10th	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5000	279	23	12.2	89.6%	153 (54.8%)	15 (5.4%)	79 (28.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.7%)	$17,217			$2,378			$14,838	0.3%	15.1%	14.77%			200762000531
311	Wiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 W 21st	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5250	322	21	15.5	61.2%	233 (72.4%)	12 (3.7%)	55 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$16,014			$2,378			$13,635	0.6%	22.1%	21.46%			200762000539
305	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-2650	446	31	14.2	95.7%	66 (14.8%)	154 (34.5%)	127 (28.5%)	56 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	$17,028			$3,424			$13,604	2.6%	3.0%	0.49%			201299000249
305	Bertram Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Waverly	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4750	364	23	15.5	92.6%	8 (2.2%)	102 (28.0%)	236 (64.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$18,265			$6,303			$11,962	2.6%	8.5%	5.98%			200795001399
305	Chelsea Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Wood	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5000	557	34	16.5	86.7%	15 (2.7%)	79 (14.2%)	440 (79.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$17,842			$5,925			$11,917	2.6%	2.6%	0.04%			200795001392
305	Gordon Parks Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2201 E. 25th St.	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7500	485	37	13.2	90.7%	77 (15.9%)	208 (42.9%)	127 (26.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)	$16,603			$3,176			$13,427	2.6%	9.3%	6.74%			201299001904
305	Harry Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 S. Market	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0700	310	26	12.1	94.5%	67 (21.6%)	44 (14.2%)	172 (55.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	$17,951			$4,016			$13,935	2.6%	1.7%	0.88%			201299000281
305	L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1539 N Ohio	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-5050	232	20	11.8	95.3%	18 (7.8%)	98 (42.2%)	92 (39.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)	$17,608			$3,314			$14,293	2.6%	7.6%	5.07%			201299000297
304	Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 S Elpyco	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1750	514	36	14	91.6%	77 (15.0%)	146 (28.4%)	214 (41.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.5%)	$16,373			$3,666			$12,707	2.9%	4.1%	1.24%			201299000251

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.