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Best Kansas City Public Elementary Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 48 public elementary schools serving 20,677 students in Kansas City, KS.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Kansas City, KS are Piper Prairie Elementary School, Piper Creek Elementary School and Bridges/wyandot Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Kansas City, KS public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 34% statewide average). Elementary schools in Kansas City have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public elementary school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Kansas City, KS (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Piper Prairie Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 60-64% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3131 N. 122nd
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 721-1243
Gr: PK-2 | 659 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #22.
Piper Creek Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
13021 Leavenworth Rd
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 721-5000
Gr: 3-5 | 610 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #33.
Bridges/wyandot Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3101 N. 10th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-6702
Gr: K-12 | 8 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #44.
Edwardsville Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1700 S 104th
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 422-4036
Gr: K-5 | 339 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #55.
Junction Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2570 South 42nd Street
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3600
Gr: PK-5 | 243 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #66.
Midland Trail
(Math: 38% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3101 South 51st Street
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3500
Gr: PK-5 | 492 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #77.
Frank Rushton Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2605 W 43rd Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66103
(913) 627-3050
Gr: PK-5 | 319 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #88.
Oak Grove Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
5340 Oak Grove Rd
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3900
Gr: PK-5 | 523 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #99.
Delaware Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1601 North 130th Street
Kansas City, KS 66115
(913) 441-2126
Gr: PK-5 | 378 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1010.
Turner Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1800 South 55th
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3400
Gr: PK-5 | 570 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
New Stanley Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3604 Metropolitan
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 627-3950
Gr: K-5 | 224 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Stony Point South
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
150 South 78th St
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 627-4600
Gr: K-5 | 251 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1313.
Emerson Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1429 S 29th
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 627-5900
Gr: K-5 | 180 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1414.
Piper Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4420 North 107 Street
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 721-1144
Gr: 6-8 | 688 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1515.
West Park Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2600 N. 44th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-6250
Gr: K-5 | 541 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1616.
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1000 Locust Street
Kansas City, KS 66103
(913) 627-4900
Gr: K-5 | 232 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1717.
Stony Point North
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
8200 Elizabeth
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 627-4500
Gr: K-5 | 301 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1818.
Whittier Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
295 S 10th Street
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-6400
Gr: K-5 | 473 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Claude A Huyck Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1530 N 83rd Street
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 627-4650
Gr: K-5 | 283 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Mark Twain Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2300 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-5200
Gr: K-5 | 220 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2121.
John F Kennedy Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2600 N 72nd St
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 627-4950
Gr: K-5 | 417 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #2222.
Lowell Brune Elementary School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2200 N. 89th Terrace
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 551-3200
Gr: K-5 | 462 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #2323.
Hazel Grove Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2401 N 67th St
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-7000
Gr: K-5 | 531 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Bertram Caruthers Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 Waverly
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4750
Gr: K-5 | 343 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Frances Willard Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3400 Orville
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-6100
Gr: K-5 | 400 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2626.
Mckinley Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1301 Armstrong
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-7350
Gr: K-5 | 247 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2727.
Turner Sixth Grade Academy
(Math: 15% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
6425 Riverview
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3800
Gr: 6 | 280 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #2828.
Welborn Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
5200 Leavenworth Rd
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4450
Gr: K-5 | 484 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2929.
Banneker Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2026 N 4th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 627-4700
Gr: K-5 | 244 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3030.
Lindbergh Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
641 N 57th St
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-5150
Gr: K-5 | 178 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #3131.
M E Pearson Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
310 N 11th St
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-3150
Gr: PK-5 | 567 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #3232.
Arrowhead Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1715 N 82nd Street
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 627-6600
Gr: 6-8 | 428 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #3333.
Eugene Ware Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
4820 Oakland
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-5950
Gr: K-5 | 244 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #34 - 3734. - 37.
Douglass Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1310 N 9th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 627-5100
Gr: K-5 | 232 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #34 - 3734. - 37.
John Fiske Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
625 S Valley
Kansas City, KS 66105
(913) 627-4850
Gr: PK-5 | 292 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
7850 Yecker
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 627-3000
Gr: PK-5
813 Barnett
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-7300
Gr: K-5 | 169 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
1735 N 64th Terr
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-6300
Gr: 6-8 | 509 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
2540 Junction Road
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3690
Gr: 9-12 | 173 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 43:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
813 Barnett
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 627-7160
Gr: 6-12 | 419 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
608 N. 18th Street
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 621-8715
Gr: 9-12 | 52 students Minority enrollment: 85%
334 Haskell Ave
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4200
Gr: K-5
7120 Gibbs Rd
Kansas City, KS 66106
(913) 288-3700
Gr: 1-6 | 109 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
3334 Haskell
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4200
Gr: K-5 | 88 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
4410 North 107 Street
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 721-5000
Gr: 3-5 | 346 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
3130 North 122 Street
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 721-1243
Gr: PK-2 | 338 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
800 S. 55th St.
Kansas City, KS 66106
(785) 456-6278
Gr: 9-12 | 39 students Minority enrollment: 5%
2600 N 44th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-6000
Gr: 6-8 | 321 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
2226 N 85th St
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 627-4250
Gr: K-5
2600 N 43rd Terrace
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-6250
Gr: K-5

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public elementary schools in Kansas City, KS?
The top ranked public elementary schools in Kansas City, KS include Piper Prairie Elementary School, Piper Creek Elementary School and Bridges/wyandot Academy.
How many public elementary schools are located in Kansas City?
48 public elementary schools are located in Kansas City.
What is the racial composition of students in Kansas City?
Kansas City public elementary schools minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public elementary schools average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Which public elementary schools in Kansas City are often viewed compared to one another?

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