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)
200780000108	101	Hodgeman County High	Public	7-12	510 Niederacher	Jetmore	67854	Hodgeman County	Hodgeman County	No	No	No	No	(620) 357-8378	108	13	8.1	27.8%	95 (88.0%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$13,752			$1,398			$12,354	61.7	40.7	204	103
200807000632	102	Norwich High	Public	9-12	209 Parkway	Norwich	67118	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	No	(620) 478-2235	77	6	13.3	35.1%	70 (90.9%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$13,141			$1,086			$12,055	61.6	51.3	155	53
201014002088	103	Olathe West High School	Public	9-12	2200 W Santa Fe St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7180	1,601	106	15	26.7%	1,081 (67.5%)	74 (4.6%)	331 (20.7%)	38 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (4.2%)	$11,941			$445			$11,497	61.5	51.5	153	50
200711001309	104	Herington High	Public	9-12	1401 North D	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	No	(785) 258-2261	149	11	13	64.4%	122 (81.9%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$18,647			$994			$17,653	61.1	25.8	265	161
200580000527	105	Ell-Saline Middle/High School	Public	7-12	414 E Anderson	Brookville	67425	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	No	(785) 914-5600	197	15	13.4	41.1%	165 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$11,394			$281			$11,113	60.8	49.4	166	61
200951000668	106	Jefferson West High	Public	9-12	619 Condray St	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	No	(785) 484-3331	255	19	13.7	33.7%	229 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,746			$277			$13,470	60.8	73.8	58	48
200324000620	107	Wabaunsee Senior High	Public	9-12	912 Missouri	Alma	66401	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	No	(785) 765-3315	124	9	13.1	30.6%	108 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$14,607			$82			$14,525	60.3	86.1	21	86
201108000390	108	Garden Plain High	Public	9-12	720 Sedgwick	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 531-2272	167	14	11.8	15.0%	157 (94.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$14,304			$855			$13,449	59.9	79.8	42	66
200000300585	109	Wamego High	Public	9-12	801 N Lincoln	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-2214	514	41	12.4	27.8%	444 (86.4%)	7 (1.4%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$9,824			$1,368			$8,456	59.6	42.7	188	79
200495000102	110	Clifton-Clyde Senior High	Public	9-12	616 North High St. Suite 1	Clyde	66938	Cloud County	Clifton-Clyde	No	No	No	No	(785) 446-3444	104	12	8.9	35.6%	102 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,702			$2,711			$9,991	59.3	67	85	25

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.