Best High Schools in Kansas

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 318)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
201155001077	81	Sedgwick High	Public	7-12	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 772-5783	235	17	14	29.4%	190 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	$10,664			$552			$10,112	66.1	80.2	40	41
201035001491	82	Oswego Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1501 Tomahawk Trail	Oswego	67356	Labette County	Oswego	No	No	No	No	(620) 795-2125	191	18	10.3	63.4%	165 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$18,677			$292			$18,384	65.8	70.8	69	13
201089000842	83	Pratt Senior High	Public	9-12	400 S Hamilton	Pratt	67124	Pratt County	Pratt	No	No	No	No	(620) 672-4540	325	25	13.1	42.8%	259 (79.7%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$13,311			$1,434			$11,876	65.7	83.7	30	53
200576000436	84	Elk Valley High School	Public	6-12	701 Delaware	Longton	67352	Elk County	Elk Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 642-2215	47	5	9.8	80.9%	37 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)	$20,129			$2,171			$17,958	65.7			(n/a)
201014000137	85	Olathe North Senior High	Public	9-12	600 E Prairie St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7140	2,230	133	16.7	41.2%	1,033 (46.3%)	225 (10.1%)	729 (32.7%)	110 (4.9%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	116 (5.2%)	$11,316			$674			$10,643	65.4	62.3	106	21
200320001073	86	Washburn Rural High	Public	9-12	5900 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4100	1,884	131	14.4	30.9%	1,392 (73.9%)	85 (4.5%)	195 (10.4%)	42 (2.2%)	11 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	156 (8.3%)	$9,448			$424			$9,024	65.1	70.6	70	16
201014000040	87	Olathe East Senior High	Public	9-12	14545 W 127th St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7120	1,903	129	14.7	30.6%	1,189 (62.5%)	202 (10.6%)	322 (16.9%)	103 (5.4%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (4.0%)	$11,086			$546			$10,540	65	63	101	14
200001400453	88	Central Heights High	Public	6-12	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 869-3455	294	23	12.7	48.6%	264 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$11,241			$881			$10,360	64.8	54.4	136	48
200990001197	89	Neodesha High	Public	7-12	1001 N 8th Street	Neodesha	66757	Wilson County	Neodesha	No	No	No	No	(620) 325-3015	341	30	11.2	55.1%	287 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	$13,659			$1,482			$12,177	63.9	53.6	143	54
200978001012	90	Moundridge High	Public	9-12	526 E. Cole	Moundridge	67107	McPherson County	Moundridge	No	No	No	No	(620) 345-5500	132	9	14	36.4%	119 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$12,364			$230			$12,133	63.8	53.9	140	50

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.