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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Kansas

Across Kansas, 377 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. John Fiske Elem leads the list at -72.2%, against a median of -13.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

377

Kansas

Best Enrollment change

-72.2%

Median Enrollment change

-13.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · KANSAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	John Fiske Elem	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	1,033	287	-72.2%
2	Henry Leavenworth	Leavenworth, KS	Leavenworth	611	297	-51.4%
3	Scott City Lower Elem	Scott City, KS	Scott County	425	230	-45.9%
4	Woodrow Wilson Elem	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	371	207	-44.2%
5	Quincy Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	249	142	-43.0%
6	Cedar Creek Elem	Olathe, KS	Olathe	636	370	-41.8%
7	Eisenhower Elem	Fort Leavenworth, KS	Fort Leavenworth	535	317	-40.7%
8	Northview Elem	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	614	364	-40.7%
9	Nickerson Elem	Nickerson, KS	Nickerson	301	183	-39.2%
10	Fairview Elem	Olathe, KS	Olathe	401	244	-39.2%
11	Lee Elem	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	490	299	-39.0%
12	Jefferson School	Independence, KS	Independence	579	356	-38.5%
13	Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne	Wichita, KS	Wichita	481	304	-36.8%
14	Anthony Elementary	Leavenworth, KS	Leavenworth	433	274	-36.7%
15	L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet	Wichita, KS	Wichita	366	232	-36.6%
16	McCollom Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	450	288	-36.0%
17	West Elem	Valley Center, KS	Valley Center Pub Sch	409	264	-35.5%
18	Cottonwood Elementary School	Salina, KS	Salina	502	326	-35.1%
19	Amanda Arnold Elem	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	606	399	-34.2%
20	Onaga Elem	Onaga, KS	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	249	164	-34.1%
21	Lansing Elementary School	Lansing, KS	Lansing	1,126	758	-32.7%
22	Peterson Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	477	321	-32.7%
23	Yates Center Elem	Yates Center, KS	Woodson	369	249	-32.5%
24	Banneker Elem	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	396	268	-32.3%
25	Westview Elem	Olathe, KS	Olathe	242	164	-32.2%
26	Winfield Scott Elem	Fort Scott, KS	Fort Scott	457	311	-31.9%
27	Eisenhower Elem	Independence, KS	Independence	472	323	-31.6%
28	Griffith Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	538	370	-31.2%
29	Ellinwood Elem	Ellinwood, KS	Ellinwood Public Schools	291	202	-30.6%
30	Lyons Park Elementary	Lyons, KS	Lyons	239	166	-30.5%
31	Logan Ave Elem	Emporia, KS	Emporia	299	208	-30.4%
32	McKinley Elementary School	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	348	243	-30.2%
33	Gardiner Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	580	405	-30.2%
34	Lincoln Elem	Ottawa, KS	Ottawa	425	298	-29.9%
35	Ellsworth Elem	Ellsworth, KS	Ellsworth	268	188	-29.9%
36	Sunnyside Elementary School	Olathe, KS	Olathe	448	316	-29.5%
37	Rolling Ridge Elem	Olathe, KS	Olathe	518	366	-29.3%
38	Washington Elem	Ellis, KS	Ellis	256	182	-28.9%
39	Rex Elem	Haysville, KS	Haysville	542	386	-28.8%
40	Skyline Elem	Pratt, KS	Skyline Schools	304	218	-28.3%
41	Wolf Creek Elementary School	Spring Hill, KS	Spring Hill	467	336	-28.1%
42	Sunflower Elem	Lenexa, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	542	390	-28.0%
43	O K Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	364	262	-28.0%
44	Troy Elem	Troy, KS	Troy Public Schools	228	165	-27.6%
45	New Stanley Elem	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	346	251	-27.5%
46	Slate Creek Elementary	Newton, KS	Newton	325	236	-27.4%
47	Thomas A Edison Elem	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	335	244	-27.2%
48	Sunset Elementary	Newton, KS	Newton	273	199	-27.1%
49	Cessna Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	487	356	-26.9%
50	Sublette Elem	Sublette, KS	Sublette	280	205	-26.8%

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