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Sunflower Elementary School

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Sunflower Elementary School ranks 256 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunflower Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ottawa, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 328 students. The school is part of the Ottawa school district, which is ranked 169 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunflower Elementary School consistently outperforms the Ottawa district and the state of Kansas in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunflower's ELA proficiency was 54.04% compared to 41.04% for Ottawa and 44.47% for Kansas. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 34.69% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 34.11% for Ottawa and 41.44% for Kansas. Sunflower's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 38 and 80 out of over 500 Kansas elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

However, Sunflower Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.4% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. Compared to the other elementary schools in the Ottawa district, such as Lincoln Elementary and Garfield Elementary, Sunflower Elementary generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, has a lower student-teacher ratio, and spends less per student.

333

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,430

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1325 Falcon Way
Ottawa, KS 66067

(785) 229-8050

District: Ottawa

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ottawa Middle School
High:	Ottawa Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2019 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Kansas median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

Kansas avg42%

256^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Ottawa

169^th of 264Ottawa among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	256 of 656	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	171 of 653	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	236 of 660	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	261 of 668	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	305 of 670	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	398 of 667	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	58 of 214	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	81 of 193	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	60.0	214 of 591	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	266 of 591	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	149 of 533	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	80 of 546	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	157 of 541	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	222 of 512	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	67 of 494	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	174 of 509	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	334 of 605	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	408 of 586	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	79.7	38 of 305	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	58 of 214	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	81 of 193	58.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	308 of 576	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	182 of 579	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	284 of 584	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	304 of 596	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	351 of 587	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	421 of 592	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2022)88th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2021)73rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)64th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2021)45th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

Science35%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Falcon Way	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8050	333	29	11.3	55.0%	282 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	60.4	256^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.0%		69.1	171^st of 653 public elementary schools	73.8%	85	60.8	42.5	58.0	54.0	52.9	57.4	52.0	54.0	34.7	34.7	$15,430	$2,172	$13,259
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1213 College	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8060	368	32	11.5	68.5%	313 (85.1%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	53	312^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.4%		57.3	268^th of 653 public elementary schools	59.0%	44	47.5	63.6	46.5	51.5	45.0	61.4	35.6	46.0	35.6	35.6	$14,876	$2,287	$12,589
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Milner	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8080	298	30	10.0	77.9%	260 (87.2%)	6 (2.0%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	47.3	352^nd of 656 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.3	309^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.7%	43	52.5	40.0	47.6	46.2	41.5	42.0	42.9	42.1	45.2	45.2	$14,013	$2,203	$11,810
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 869-3355	239	20	11.8	52.7%	214 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	68.7	177^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.0%		64.4	202^nd of 653 public elementary schools	69.1%	25	63.6	64.9	50.0	59.7	52.3	59.5	39.5	50.4	57.9	57.9	$16,007	$1,150	$14,856
Appanoose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Shawnee Road	Pomona	66076	Franklin County	West Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 566-3386	191	18	10.6	45.0%	171 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	59.4	262^nd of 656 public elementary schools	60.1%		45.7	367^th of 653 public elementary schools	43.8%	105	60.6	44.8	57.1	54.6	66.7	32.1	45.7	49.0	48.6	48.6	$14,993	$3,844	$11,149
Williamsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 North Louisa	Williamsburg	66095	Franklin County	West Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 746-5777	102	11	9.2	62.7%	87 (85.3%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	48.5	345^th of 656 public elementary schools	47.4%		29.1	488^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.3%	143	46.7	13.3	63.6	39.0	53.3	6.7	72.7	41.5	45.5	45.5	$18,078	$5,652	$12,426
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 N 8th	Quenemo	66528	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 759-3512	87	9	9.6	69.0%	74 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	59.3	263^rd of 656 public elementary schools	59.9%		49.8	329^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.6%	66	53.8		66.7	61.8	46.2		50.0	52.9	38.5	38.5	$21,025	$2,191	$18,834
Baldwin Elementary Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Lawrence Street	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 594-2444	365	22	16.5	32.9%	327 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.5%)								(n/a)											$10,511	$1,710	$8,801
Wellsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Ash Street	Wellsville	66092	Franklin County	Wellsville	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 883-2996	411	25	16.4	34.5%	360 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	60.2	257^th of 656 public elementary schools	60.8%		53.2	296^th of 653 public elementary schools	54.7%	39	58.7	48.3	50.9	52.2	41.3	35.6	65.5	47.5	59.3	59.3	$11,938	$16	$11,922
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%)	64.3	225^th of 656 public elementary schools	65.7%		65.9	193^rd of 653 public elementary schools	70.4%	32	51.1	54.1	60.8	55.0	43.0	46.9	53.2	47.4	62.0	62.0	$10,166	$1,178	$8,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sunflower Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ottawa Middle School
High : Ottawa Senior High

Is Sunflower Elementary School a good school?

Sunflower Elementary School ranks 256^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunflower Elementary School in?

Ottawa

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower Elementary School?

Students at Sunflower Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Sunflower Elementary School.

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