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Explorer Elementary School

Q: Is Explorer Elementary School a good school?

Explorer Elementary School ranks 105 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Explorer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Goddard, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Goddard School District, which is ranked 59 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Explorer Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 105 out of 656 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period, indicating strong academic performance. Explorer Elementary consistently outperforms the Goddard district and the state of Kansas in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 4th-grade ELA and Mathematics. The school also has consistently high rankings for its performance with various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Explorer Elementary School faces a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, it outperforms the other elementary schools in the Goddard district, including Oak Street Elementary, Clark Davidson Elementary, and Amelia Earhart Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. The school's strong academic performance and support for various student subgroups make it a standout institution in the region.

433

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,501

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16746 W Explorer
Goddard, KS 67052

(316) 794-4181

District: Goddard

Students who attend Explorer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Intermediate School
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
High:	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Kansas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg48%

Kansas avg42%

105^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Goddard

59^th of 264Goddard 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	80.8	105 of 656	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	144 of 653	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	156 of 660	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	74 of 668	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	134 of 670	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	107 of 667	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	109 of 656	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	116 of 659	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.4	130 of 656	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	99 of 678	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	202 of 668	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	214 of 660	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	301 of 631	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	160 of 630	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	175 of 621	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	61.6	285 of 614	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.2	374 of 600	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	75.7	28 of 214	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	71.8	138 of 591	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	123 of 591	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	77 of 574	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	32 of 533	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	96 of 546	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	94 of 541	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	13 of 512	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	84 of 494	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	255 of 509	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	72 of 512	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	75.2	115 of 605	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	83 of 586	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	113 of 575	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	103 of 313	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	72 of 306	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	54 of 296	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	10 of 305	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	28 of 214	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	134 of 576	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	192 of 579	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	176 of 584	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	83 of 596	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	121 of 587	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	127 of 592	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	122 of 574	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2021)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2021)77th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

Mathematics62%+23 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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	80.8	105^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.0%		71.7	144^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	63.2	66.7					65.0	55.2	67.8					61.6				$13,501	$776	$12,725
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16158 W Apollo	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4090	544	34	15.9	29.0%	413 (75.9%)	19 (3.5%)	70 (12.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	89.9	34^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.8	53^rd of 653 public elementary schools	91.9%	19	72.9	78.2					75.5	60.7	71.3					65.9				$10,229	$740	$9,489
Amelia Earhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19201 W. 23rd Street South	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4080	514	37	14.0	31.5%	371 (72.2%)	11 (2.1%)	74 (14.4%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	85.6	68^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.6%		83.2	85^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.0%	17	66.0	76.5					71.2	54.0	80.0					67.0				$12,298	$744	$11,554
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%)	50.8	326^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.3%		66.1	192^nd of 653 public elementary schools	70.6%	134	54.5	55.5					55.0	34.8	39.7					37.2				$14,044	$870	$13,174
Clark Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	333 S Walnut	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 794-4260	462	31	15.0	40.5%	302 (65.4%)	23 (5.0%)	88 (19.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	57.7	272^nd of 656 public elementary schools	58.5%		69.7	163^rd of 653 public elementary schools	75.0%	109	55.6	51.2					53.4	43.3	48.8					46.0				$13,644	$1,296	$12,349
St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	23	13.7	10.2%	272 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	68.4	181^st of 656 public elementary schools	72.4%		73	133^rd of 653 public elementary schools	79.6%	48	45.9	62.2	68.3	69.0	75.0	74.4	65.6	43.2	40.5	39.0	72.4	68.8	69.2	54.4	61.0	66.7	63.8	$10,183	$3,953	$6,230
Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9710 W Central	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0400	321	24	13.1	60.4%	161 (50.2%)	26 (8.1%)	78 (24.3%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.4%)	52.1	317^th of 656 public elementary schools	51.7%		61.1	233^rd of 653 public elementary schools	64.3%	84	62.2	45.3	47.8				51.4	53.3	41.5	43.5				45.8	34.0		34.0	$15,846	$2,580	$13,267
McCollom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Waddington	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0350	288	24	11.8	54.9%	161 (55.9%)	23 (8.0%)	58 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.9%)	42.3	390^th of 656 public elementary schools	40.5%		29.8	482^nd of 653 public elementary schools	26.2%	92	47.7	44.2	48.3				46.9	36.4	25.0	39.6				34.2	50.9		50.9	$18,752	$2,617	$16,135
Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	338 S Woodchuck Ln	Wichita	67209	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3300	273	21	12.7	70.7%	144 (52.7%)	25 (9.2%)	64 (23.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	33 (12.1%)	35.8	447^th of 656 public elementary schools	31.9%		27.5	498^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.7%	51	60.6	47.1	45.2				50.4	21.2	19.6	35.5				24.3	34.4		34.4	$16,940	$2,444	$14,496
Kensler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Wilbur Lane	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1350	488	34	14.2	74.6%	205 (42.0%)	50 (10.2%)	177 (36.3%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	28	499^th of 656 public elementary schools	23.9%		22	535^th of 653 public elementary schools	18.1%	36	55.6	27.9	35.3				39.9	29.2	14.5	23.5				22.5	45.6		45.6	$15,549	$1,918	$13,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Explorer Elementary School

How many students attend Explorer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Explorer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Explorer Elementary School?

Students at Explorer Elementary School are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Explorer Elementary School a good school?

Explorer Elementary School ranks 105^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Explorer Elementary School in?

Goddard

What schools do graduates of Explorer Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Discovery Intermediate School
Middle : Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
High : Eisenhower High School

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