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Best Elementary Schools in Kansas City, KS (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Kansas City, KS, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Kansas City, KS rankings: Elementary Schools
Kansas City, KS elementary schools ranked
How Kansas City, KS's elementary schools compare
B: 1C: 4D: 15F: 14
3% of the 34 ranked elementary schools in Kansas City, KS earn an A or B (0 A grades, 1 B, 4 C, 15 D, 14 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 17 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (50% here, 70% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 19% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Emerson Elem (41% against 15%, C-), Frank Rushton Elem (44% against 19%, C), Midland Trail (37% against 17%, D+), Turner Elem (37% against 17%, D+), Oak Grove Elem (39% against 22%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Kansas City (4), Turner-Kansas City (4).
The largest ranked elementary schools: John Fiske Elem (1,908 students, F, #27), Piper Creek Elementary (608 students, B, #1), M E Pearson Elem (582 students, F, #29).
Elementary schools in Kansas City, KS that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Piper Prairie Elementary, Kansas City
- School For Blind Elementary, Kansas City
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Kansas City, KS, as grouped on its schools page; the Kansas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Kansas City, KS
What is the best elementary school in Kansas City, KS?
Piper Creek Elementary in Kansas City ranks first among the 34 ranked elementary schools in Kansas City, KS with a SchoolGrade of B, 54% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%.
How are elementary schools in Kansas City, KS ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Kansas City, KS have?
SchoolGrade grades 36 public elementary schools in Kansas City, KS; 34 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.