Best High Schools in Kansas

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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)
200744001290	51	White City High	Public	9-12	414 E Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	No	(785) 349-2211	47	4	11.6	44.7%	41 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	$24,737			$1,813			$22,923	76.4	42.1	194	143
200960000083	52	Minneola High	Public	9-12	111 Locust	Minneola	67865	Clark County	Minneola	No	No	No	No	(620) 885-4611	75	9	8.5	62.7%	57 (76.0%)	1 (1.3%)	11 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)	$14,337			$06			$14,332	76	39.3	213	161
200840001189	53	Lawrence Free State High	Public	9-12	4700 Overland Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-6050	1,777	91	19.5	32.2%	1,223 (68.8%)	99 (5.6%)	169 (9.5%)	72 (4.1%)	39 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	170 (9.6%)	$9,582			$442			$9,140	74.9	80	41	12
201239001203	54	Udall High	Public	9-12	301 W. 4th St.	Udall	67146	Cowley County	Udall	No	No	No	No	(620) 782-3623	96	8	11.6	47.9%	81 (84.4%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$17,109			$821			$16,288	74.9	58.7	122	68
200932000659	55	Royal Valley High	Public	9-12	101 E 1st	Hoyt	66440	Jackson County	Royal Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 986-6251	244	25	9.8	32.8%	157 (64.3%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	$13,445			$1,071			$12,374	74.6	72.2	63	8
201098000857	56	Blue Valley High	Public	9-12	2 Ram Way	Randolph	66554	Riley County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 293-5255	75	9	7.9	21.3%	61 (81.3%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.0%)	$19,000			$588			$18,413	74.2	49.9	164	108
200000700156	57	Smith Center Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	300 Roger Barta Way	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	No	(785) 282-6609	194	15	13	47.4%	175 (90.2%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$12,482			$332			$12,150	73.4	92.6	11	46
200918000853	58	Manhattan High School	Public	9-12	2100 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2100	1,954	144	13.5	35.1%	1,223 (62.6%)	165 (8.4%)	319 (16.3%)	72 (3.7%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	156 (8.0%)	$12,183			$429			$11,755	73.4	80.5	38	20
200585000868	59	Ellis Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1706 S Monroe	Ellis	67637	Ellis County	Ellis	No	No	No	No	(785) 726-3151	169	19	8.8	32.0%	158 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$10,032			$842			$9,190	72.6	81.9	35	24
200034601922	60	Thunder Ridge High School	Public	9-12	209 East Ash	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 476-2217	67	8	8.6	50.7%	57 (85.1%)	2 (3.0%)	4 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$16,491			$1,219			$15,272	72.6	37.3	223	163

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.