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)
201023001006	151	Osage City High	Public	9-12	515 Ellinwood	Osage City	66523	Osage County	Osage City	No	No	No	No	(785) 528-3172	228	21	11.1	48.7%	208 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$7,852			$2,671			$5,181	51.5	53.8	141	10
201221001205	152	Tonganoxie High	Public	9-12	404 E Hwy 24-40	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	No	(913) 416-1460	642	47	13.5	26.8%	537 (83.6%)	5 (0.8%)	57 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	$9,810			$527			$9,283	51	38.3	220	68
200000201649	153	Smoky Valley High	Public	9-12	1 Viking Blvd	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-2909	253	20	12.3	32.8%	238 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$13,102			$164			$12,938	50.9	46.1	174	21
201008000477	154	Decatur Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	605 E Commercial	Oberlin	67749	Decatur County	Oberlin	No	No	No	No	(785) 475-2231	136	17	8	44.9%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$15,002			$537			$14,465	50.8	53	145	9
200657000964	155	Goessel High	Public	6-12	100 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	No	(620) 367-2242	160	14	11.6	26.9%	142 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$11,586			$669			$10,917	50.6	78.1	48	107
201278001383	156	Valley Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2274 6th Road	Blue Rapids	66411	Marshall County	Valley Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 363-2508	180	18	10.2	48.9%	169 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,153			$1,067			$12,086	50.2	62.3	105	51
200747001042	157	Horton High	Public	9-12	1120 First Ave East	Horton	66439	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	No	(785) 486-2151	163	13	12.9	58.9%	102 (62.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (10.4%)	1 (0.6%)	33 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$14,170			$850			$13,320	50	14.6	298	141
200900001008	158	Lyndon High	Public	9-12	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	No	(785) 828-4911	133	12	11.1	26.3%	115 (86.5%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$11,876			$415			$11,460	49.8	70.6	71	87
200420000565	159	Buhler High	Public	9-12	611 N Main	Buhler	67522	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	No	(620) 543-2255	653	36	18.3	28.8%	584 (89.4%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,917			$563			$9,355	49.8	43.7	181	22
200914000385	160	Maize Senior High	Public	9-12	11600 W 45th St N	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 722-0441	1,289	89	14.4	26.1%	944 (73.2%)	35 (2.7%)	191 (14.8%)	36 (2.8%)	13 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (5.1%)	$8,768			$310			$8,458	49.8	67.2	80	80

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.