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)
200999002092	291	Central State Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 S. Nickerson	Nickerson	67561	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 500-5945	102			2.9%	78 (76.5%)	1 (1.0%)	16 (15.7%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$1,165			$00			$1,165	15	27	259	32
201299002063	292	Education Imagine Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	412 S. Main	Wichita	67202	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 973-2000	520	19	27.3	0.6%	189 (36.3%)	90 (17.3%)	164 (31.5%)	9 (1.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.0%)	$5,275			$967			$4,308	13.9	9.5	306	14
201226001596	293	Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	88	16	5.5	80.7%	36 (40.9%)	11 (12.5%)	30 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	$20,582			$574			$20,008	13.1	14.8	297	4
200579000081	294	Elkhart High	Public	9-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2193	112	9	13.1	45.5%	83 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,324			$735			$13,589	12.3	34.8	234	60
200345001241	295	Arkansas City High	Public	9-12	1200 W Radio Lane	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	No	(620) 441-2010	845	54	15.5	58.3%	466 (55.1%)	24 (2.8%)	273 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	10 (1.2%)	51 (6.0%)	$10,586			$109			$10,477	12.1	18.7	285	10
200639001175	296	Garden City High School	Public	9-12	2720 Buffalo Way BLVD	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-5400	1,973	126	15.6	61.7%	386 (19.6%)	45 (2.3%)	1,403 (71.1%)	107 (5.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.5%)	$10,683			$971			$9,712	11.5	19.4	283	13
200819001300	297	Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	17222 Mustang Road	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 563-7292	322	28	11.5	70.8%	119 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,234			$764			$13,471	11.4	13.6	300	3
200489000829	298	Wakefield High	Public	9-12	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	71	5	13.1	40.8%	60 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$11,369			$776			$10,592	11.2	27.8	255	43
201236000024	299	Turner High	Public	6-12	2211 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-3300	1,171	74	15.7	71.2%	347 (29.6%)	134 (11.4%)	594 (50.7%)	29 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.0%)	$9,779			$489			$9,290	10.5	10.9	303	4
201299000346	300	North High	Public	9-12	1437 Rochester	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-6300	2,074	130	15.9	86.6%	320 (15.4%)	154 (7.4%)	1,474 (71.1%)	30 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.2%)	$9,100			$2,067			$7,033	10.1	9.1	307	7

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.