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Best High Schools in Shawnee County, KS

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

8,515

Students

Districts

Top rankedSilver Lake Junior-Senior High39^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Seaman High up 151 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hope Street Charter Academy 6.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lawrence Gardner High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawrence Gardner High School	Public	7-12	1430 NW 25th ST	Topeka	66618	Shawnee County	Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(785) 746-7266	111	3	41.7	91.9%	48 (43.2%)	37 (33.3%)	25 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	328^th of 332 public high schools	1.2%					(n/a)			5.3	4.8			5.9	10.5
Washburn Rural High	Public	9-12	5900 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4100	1,878	133	14.1	30.5%	1,361 (72.5%)	87 (4.6%)	219 (11.7%)	39 (2.1%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	161 (8.6%)	64.7	100^th of 332 public high schools	69.9%		65.1	86^th of 318 public high schools	73.0%	14			44.4	44.4			39.3	39.3			$12,886	$682	$12,203
Rossville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	800 Main	Rossville	66533	Shawnee County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 584-6193	253	27	9.4	29.6%	207 (81.8%)	4 (1.6%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	63.8	101^st of 332 public high schools	69.6%		37.3	211^th of 318 public high schools	33.6%	110	51.2	51.4	48.3	50.5	45.2	29.7	34.5	37.0	35.1	35.1	$18,183	$4,973	$13,210
Seaman High	Public	9-12	4850 Rochester Rd	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8300	1,190	84	14.1	35.1%	985 (82.8%)	26 (2.2%)	99 (8.3%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	67.9	88^th of 332 public high schools	73.5%		31.9	239^th of 318 public high schools	24.8%	151			40.7	40.7			47.4	47.4			$12,872	$602	$12,269
Silver Lake Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	200 E. Lake	Silver Lake	66539	Shawnee County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	No	(785) 582-4639	355	33	10.7	20.8%	321 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	84.7	39^th of 332 public high schools	88.3%		63	93^rd of 318 public high schools	70.8%	54	61.3	63.6	58.0	61.1	61.3	69.1	47.1	59.5	60.0	58.9	$15,444	$2,896	$12,548
Shawnee Heights High	Public	9-12	4201 SE Shawnee Heights Rd	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 379-5880	1,218	74	16.3	35.3%	760 (62.4%)	64 (5.3%)	260 (21.3%)	7 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (9.6%)	39.7	207^th of 332 public high schools	37.7%		62.4	96^th of 318 public high schools	69.8%	111			34.7	34.7			29.4	29.4			$11,780	$681	$11,099
Avondale Academy	Public	6-12	200 SE 40th St	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 730-8250	23	9	2.4	87.0%	6 (26.1%)	5 (21.7%)	8 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$6,547	$757	$5,790
Capital City	Public	6-12	500 SW Tuffy Kellog Dr	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 295-3600	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$66,468	$8,456	$58,012
Highland Park High	Public	9-12	2424 SE California Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6000	835	58	14.3	80.5%	138 (16.5%)	187 (22.4%)	403 (48.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.0%)	5.2	321^st of 332 public high schools	3.3%		9.6	302^nd of 318 public high schools	5.0%	19			17.1	17.1			3.9	3.9			$16,941	$3,098	$13,844
Topeka High	Public	9-12	800 SW 10th St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3150	1,578	108	14.6	67.4%	500 (31.7%)	181 (11.5%)	675 (42.8%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	199 (12.6%)	32.1	237^th of 332 public high schools	28.6%		21.9	270^th of 318 public high schools	15.1%	33			35.1	35.1			21.1	21.1			$15,330	$2,821	$12,509
Topeka West High	Public	9-12	2001 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4000	971	73	13.3	56.2%	424 (43.7%)	130 (13.4%)	245 (25.2%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	156 (16.1%)	39	212^th of 332 public high schools	36.1%		36.4	220^th of 318 public high schools	30.8%	8			37.6	37.6			24.8	24.8			$14,940	$1,899	$13,040
Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	103	16	6.2	78.6%	44 (42.7%)	12 (11.7%)	32 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.6%)	6.9	317^th of 332 public high schools	4.5%		13.1	293^rd of 318 public high schools	7.9%	24			16.7	16.7			10.0	10.0			$36,065	$2,346	$33,719

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.