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)
200498001112	281	Field Kindley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1110 W 8th	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 252-6410	479	34	14	67.4%	205 (42.8%)	42 (8.8%)	126 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.1%)	$12,112			$1,121			$10,991	18.6	16.2	294	13
201152000446	282	Sedan High	Public	6-12	416 E Elm	Sedan	67361	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua County Community	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 725-3186	199	19	10.7	68.8%	157 (78.9%)	4 (2.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$13,866			$3,062			$10,804	18.5	32.8	244	38
200531001021	283	Pike Valley High	Public	9-12	100 School Street	Scandia	66966	Republic County	Pike Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 335-2294	52	7	7	48.1%	50 (96.2%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,407			$394			$15,013	18.1			(n/a)
200573001333	284	El Dorado High	Public	9-12	401 McCollum Road	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	No	(316) 322-4810	494	33	14.9	51.2%	385 (77.9%)	13 (2.6%)	50 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	$11,114			$11			$11,103	17.8	27.2	258	26
200000201809	285	Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	121 S Main	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 227-4292	283			1.1%	250 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$5,586			$00			$5,586	17.2	18.1	290	5
200936000673	286	McLouth High	Public	9-12	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	No	(913) 796-6122	124	10	12.7	41.9%	111 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	$12,119			$2,418			$9,701	16.8	44.2	178	108
201140001503	287	Satanta Junior-Senior High	Public	6-12	100 Caddo	Satanta	67870	Haskell County	Satanta	No	No	No	No	(620) 649-2611	123	16	7.6	66.7%	49 (39.8%)	1 (0.8%)	73 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,907			$1,296			$16,611	16.6	36.1	227	60
201077000681	288	Pleasanton High	Public	7-12	1001 Ash	Pleasanton	66075	Linn County	Pleasanton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 352-8701	178	16	11.4	66.9%	161 (90.4%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	$10,683			$139			$10,544	16.2	18.6	287	1
201251002087	289	The Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	426 S. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 755-7080	67			4.5%	52 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)	$3,105			$41			$3,065	15.9			(n/a)
201281000176	290	Waverly High	Public	6-12	607 Pearson	Waverly	66871	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	No	(785) 733-2561	94	11	8.8	39.4%	84 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	$13,315			$1,857			$11,458	15.4	61.4	111	179

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.