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)
200797000590	211	Rossville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	800 Main	Rossville	66533	Shawnee County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 584-6193	270	29	9.3	33.7%	221 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$11,247			$855			$10,392	37.3	18.4	288	77
200501000573	212	Colby Senior High	Public	9-12	1890 S Franklin Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 460-5300	284	17	16.7	29.9%	238 (83.8%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (13.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,260			$282			$10,978	37.2	20.4	280	68
201260001999	213	Victoria Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1107 10th St.	Victoria	67671	Ellis County	Victoria	No	No	No	No	(785) 735-9211	120	15	8.2	25.8%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$12,540			$1,145			$11,395	37	15.5	296	83
200363000919	214	Augusta Senior High	Public	9-12	2020 Ohio	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5461	634	43	14.6	38.2%	548 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$8,473			$684			$7,789	36.8	45.6	176	38
200658000717	215	Goodland Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1209 Cherry	Goodland	67735	Sherman County	Goodland	No	No	No	No	(785) 890-5656	413	29	14.2	42.9%	308 (74.6%)	8 (1.9%)	89 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$12,896			$176			$12,720	36.7	33	243	28
200903000930	216	Lyons High School	Public	9-12	601 E. American Road	Lyons	67554	Rice County	Lyons	No	No	No	No	(620) 257-5114	212	21	10.2	82.1%	107 (50.5%)	8 (3.8%)	91 (42.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$16,796			$865			$15,932	36.7	19.7	281	65
200456000831	217	Centralia High	Public	7-12	507 John Riggins Ave	Centralia	66415	Nemaha County	Vermillion	No	No	No	No	(785) 857-3324	128	13	10.1	26.6%	121 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,727			$520			$11,207	36.5	52.1	149	68
200435000781	218	Burrton Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	105 E Lincoln	Burrton	67020	Harvey County	Burrton	No	No	No	No	(620) 463-3860	89	11	8	51.7%	70 (78.7%)	4 (4.5%)	11 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$10,159			$679			$9,480	36.5	50.6	158	60
201302000664	219	Jefferson County North High	Public	9-12	302 5th Street	Winchester	66097	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	No	(913) 774-8515	115	15	7.9	34.8%	107 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$14,638			$1,787			$12,851	36.4	54.3	137	82
201226001478	220	Topeka West High	Public	9-12	2001 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4000	1,085	66	16.5	59.4%	497 (45.8%)	165 (15.2%)	231 (21.3%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	173 (15.9%)	$12,240			$993			$11,247	36.4	27.6	256	36

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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.

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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.