Meadow Lane Elem vs Green Springs Elem

Green Springs Elementary ranks #39 of 1,293 Kansas schools, placing it 24 spots ahead of Meadow Lane Elementary at #63. That gap translates to a 0.3-point overall rating difference — Green Springs at 9.2/10, Meadow Lane at 8.9/10 — though both schools sit well within the top 5% of the state. For families weighing a 6.3-mile difference in commute, both destinations represent genuinely strong outcomes.

The academic and growth picture flips the overall ranking. Meadow Lane Elementary scores 9.9/10 on academics versus Green Springs Elementary's 9.1/10 — a 0.8-point gap that reflects Meadow Lane's notably higher proficiency rates. On growth, Meadow Lane again leads, 9.8/10 to Green Springs's 9.2/10. That 0.6-point growth advantage means Meadow Lane students are advancing faster year-over-year relative to expectations, even after controlling for their already-high baseline scores.

Green Springs Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 is considerably tighter than Meadow Lane Elementary's 15.8:1 — a difference of 5.6 students per teacher that translates directly to more individual attention per child. Green Springs also serves a more economically diverse student body, with 17% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch compared to 7% at Meadow Lane. Enrollment at Meadow Lane runs 363 students versus 246 at Green Springs, making Green Springs the smaller, more intimate campus by 117 students.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5, so neither offers a grade-range advantage. The key structural distinction is class size and school scale: Green Springs's lower ratio and smaller enrollment create a noticeably different daily environment than Meadow Lane, even though Meadow Lane's raw academic and growth scores are higher.