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)
200810001944	121	Kinsley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	716 N Colony	Kinsley	67547	Edwards County	Kinsley-Offerle	No	No	No	No	(620) 659-2126	151	15	10.2	45.0%	110 (72.8%)	2 (1.3%)	35 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,550			$00			$14,550	56.2	35	233	112
200525002024	122	Chase County Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Main Street	Cottonwood Falls	66845	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	No	(620) 273-6354	170	15	11.6	35.9%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,889			$982			$13,907	56.1	49.9	163	41
201068000026	123	Piper High	Public	9-12	4400 North 107 Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-2100	817	55	14.8	25.2%	439 (53.7%)	134 (16.4%)	146 (17.9%)	48 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	$10,206			$572			$9,634	55.9	51.3	154	31
201062000678	124	Perry Lecompton High	Public	9-12	404 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 597-5124	271	18	15.4	32.5%	238 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$11,813			$39			$11,774	55.9	66.6	88	36
200507001343	125	Columbus Junior High and High School	Public	7-12	124 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	No	(620) 429-3821	430	32	13.2	54.2%	367 (85.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	$13,817			$2,525			$11,292	55.5	48.5	168	43
200002300580	126	Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 N 8th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	No	(785) 626-3289	168	15	11.3	39.9%	151 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$11,157			$2,066			$9,091	55.4	78.8	44	82
201251000370	127	Valley Center High	Public	9-12	9600 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	No	(316) 755-7070	1,028	63	16.3	37.1%	767 (74.6%)	22 (2.1%)	153 (14.9%)	12 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.3%)	$8,953			$210			$8,743	55.3	58.5	123	4
200861001952	128	Wichita County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	800 West Braodway	Leoti	67861	Wichita County	Leoti	No	No	No	No	(620) 375-2213	172	16	10.6	48.3%	97 (56.4%)	1 (0.6%)	73 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,130			$374			$13,756	55.1	63.2	99	29
201113000926	129	Riverton High	Public	9-12	7120 SE 70th	Riverton	66770	Cherokee County	Riverton	No	No	No	No	(620) 848-3388	227	16	14.3	55.5%	189 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$17,038			$343			$16,695	55	29.7	248	119
201203000809	130	Sterling Junior High/Senior High	Public	7-12	308 E Washington	Sterling	67579	Rice County	Sterling	No	No	No	No	(620) 278-2171	240	18	13.1	39.2%	221 (92.1%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,652			$2,375			$12,277	55	76.1	54	76

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.