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)
200034801941	141	Doniphan West Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	402 E Main	Highland	66035	Doniphan County	Doniphan West Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 442-3286	152	14	11.1	36.8%	140 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$18,767			$331			$18,436	53.3	25	267	126
200939000999	142	McPherson High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 E First Street	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9500	709	52	13.6	36.0%	541 (76.3%)	8 (1.1%)	107 (15.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	$11,147			$26			$11,121	53.2	67.2	81	61
200825000755	143	Prairie View High	Public	9-12	13731 KS Hwy 152	LaCygne	66040	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	No	(913) 757-4447	239	27	8.7	43.9%	208 (87.0%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$13,923			$63			$13,860	52.9	39.7	210	67
200471000188	144	Southeast High	Public	9-12	126 W 400 Hwy	Cherokee	66724	Crawford County	Cherokee	No	No	No	No	(620) 457-8365	153	17	8.9	64.1%	135 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.5%)	$14,288			$346			$13,942	52.6	35.9	228	84
201179001510	145	South Haven High	Public	6-12	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	No	(620) 892-5215	116	12	10	34.5%	104 (89.7%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$15,588			$814			$14,774	52.6	24.8	269	124
200492000378	146	Clearwater High	Public	9-12	1201 E. Ross	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2361	368	25	14.5	28.8%	335 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,159			$482			$10,678	52.1	71	68	78
200813001966	147	South Barber 7-12	Public	7-12	1220 N. 8th Street	Kiowa	67070	Barber County	South Barber	No	No	No	No	(833) 722-7237	88	5	17.6	65.9%	76 (86.4%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.5%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,901			$1,057			$14,844	52	33.9	241	94
200840001776	148	Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	766	35	21.9	0.4%	500 (65.3%)	65 (8.5%)	98 (12.8%)	15 (2.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.4%)	$6,505			$33			$6,473	51.9	66.5	90	58
200387000410	149	Beloit Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1711 N Walnut	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	No	(785) 738-3593	350	35	9.9	45.1%	329 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$17,612			$165			$17,447	51.5	58.4	124	25
200552001245	150	Dexter High	Public	6-12	311 N. Main	Dexter	67038	Cowley County	Dexter	No	No	No	No	(620) 876-5415	153	14	10.7	40.5%	139 (90.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$13,038			$494			$12,544	51.5	72.3	62	88

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.