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)
200834001230	41	Lansing High 9-12	Public	9-12	1412 147th Street	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Lansing	No	No	No	No	(913) 727-3357	870	49	17.7	24.9%	614 (70.6%)	53 (6.1%)	97 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	78 (9.0%)	$6,780			$513			$6,268	80	83.5	31	10
200957000163	42	Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Woodland Ave	Minneapolis	67467	Ottawa County	North Ottawa County	No	No	No	No	(785) 392-2113	302	25	12	45.0%	279 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,555			$762			$12,793	79.8	85	23	19
200528000988	43	Council Grove Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	129 Hockaday St.	Council Grove	66846	Morris County	Morris County	No	No	No	No	(620) 767-5149	350	30	11.7	49.7%	306 (87.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$10,986			$454			$10,532	79.7	65.1	95	52
200564001131	44	Pleasant Ridge High	Public	9-12	32500 Easton Road	Easton	66020	Leavenworth County	Easton	No	No	No	No	(913) 651-5556	162	16	9.9	32.1%	146 (90.1%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$10,680			$2,150			$8,530	79.2	78.4	45	1
201108000387	45	Andale High	Public	9-12	700 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2607	375	26	14.1	16.3%	340 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,280			$655			$9,624	78.2	82.1	34	11
200765001121	46	Independence Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 N. 10th St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	No	(620) 332-1815	563	42	13.2	56.7%	406 (72.1%)	31 (5.5%)	66 (11.7%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	$10,645			$767			$9,878	77.7	78.3	46
200000401708	47	Rock Creek High School	Public	9-12	9355 Flush Road	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	No	(785) 494-8591	379	24	15.7	29.3%	330 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	34 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,303			$2,301			$8,002	77.7	82.9	32	15
200888001102	48	Little River High	Public	9-12	430 Waverly	Little River	67457	Rice County	Little River	No	No	No	No	(620) 897-6201	96	11	9	31.3%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,669			$292			$13,376	77.6	57.9	125	77
200489000824	49	Clay Center Community High	Public	9-12	1630 Ninth St	Clay Center	67432	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 632-2131	335	23	14.5	32.5%	312 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,264			$809			$9,455	77.5	64.3	96	47
201065000606	50	Phillipsburg High	Public	9-12	410 S 7th	Phillipsburg	67661	Phillips County	Phillipsburg	No	No	No	No	(785) 543-5251	180	17	10.7	38.3%	164 (91.1%)	3 (1.7%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$15,638			$1,464			$14,174	76.6	41.7	199	149

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.