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 14, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 332)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
81	Pleasant Ridge High	Public	9-12	32500 Easton Road	Easton	66020	Leavenworth County	Easton	No	No	No	No	(913) 651-5556	168	16	10.6	27.4%	146 (86.9%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$15,907			$1,522			$14,385	69.8	79.2	44	37		200564001131
82	Rock Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	710 E. Madison	Mankato	66956	Jewell County	Rock Hills	No	No	No	No	(785) 378-3126	175	14	12.8	55.4%	151 (86.3%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$14,956			$1,712			$13,244	69.6	39.9	203	121		200002901837
83	Mulvane High	Public	9-12	1900 N Rock Road	Mulvane	67110	Sedgwick County	Mulvane	No	No	No	No	(316) 777-1183	540	41	13.2	33.0%	464 (85.9%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$13,411			$1,387			$12,024	69.2	33.7	228	145		200984000374
84	Hays High	Public	9-12	2300 E 13th	Hays	67601	Ellis County	Hays	No	No	No	No	(785) 623-2600	1,017	63	16.1	41.4%	811 (79.7%)	21 (2.1%)	129 (12.7%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.8%)	$11,555			$1,271			$10,284	68.9	69	74	10		200702001322
85	Osage City High	Public	9-12	515 Ellinwood	Osage City	66523	Osage County	Osage City	No	No	No	No	(785) 528-3172	218	19	11.3	38.5%	203 (93.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$15,391			$3,513			$11,878	68.9	51.5	151	66		201023001006
86	Abilene High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Cedar	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1260	443	41	10.7	43.3%	384 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,249			$1,228			$13,020	68.4	47.9	168	82		200318001063
87	Olathe North Senior High	Public	9-12	600 E Prairie St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7140	2,011	141	14.2	40.0%	919 (45.7%)	202 (10.0%)	672 (33.4%)	90 (4.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (6.1%)	$13,963			$810			$13,153	68.4	65.4	85	2		201014000137
88	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%)	$12,872			$602			$12,269	67.9	31.9	239	151		201149000693
89	Thunder Ridge High School	Public	9-12	209 East Ash	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 476-2217	60	7	8.6	48.3%	51 (85.0%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	$21,762			$1,791			$19,971	67.1	72.6	60	29		200034601922
90	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	705 Jessie	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	No	(785) 989-4426	181	18	10.3	47.5%	138 (76.2%)	6 (3.3%)	21 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	$15,887			$301			$15,586	66.8	39.5	206	116		200035102032

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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 14, 2025, 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.