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 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
211	Central Heights High	Public	6-12	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 869-3455	300	26	11.4	52.7%	270 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$15,747			$1,132			$14,615	39.1	64.8	88	123		200001400453
212	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%)	$14,940			$1,899			$13,040	39	36.4	220	8		201226001478
213	Salina High Central	Public	9-12	650 E Crawford	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3500	934	65	14.2	58.7%	581 (62.2%)	43 (4.6%)	201 (21.5%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.1%)	$14,640			$1,532			$13,108	38.8	33.7	229	16		201137000521
214	White City High	Public	9-12	414 E Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	No	(785) 349-2211	50	6	8.1	36.0%	43 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	$17,313			$1,424			$15,888	38.7	76.4	51	163		200744001290
215	Lakeside Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1306 N Morgan	Downs	67437	Osborne County	Waconda	No	No	No	No	(785) 454-3332	127	14	9.1	52.0%	115 (90.6%)	3 (2.4%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,194			$1,650			$18,543	38.6	42.3	191	24		200447000406
216	Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	219	19	11.7	42.9%	191 (87.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$13,934			$1,073			$12,861	38.6	36.3	222	6		200396000165
217	Sedan High	Public	6-12	416 E Elm	Sedan	67361	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua County Community	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 725-3186	182	21	8.5	64.3%	143 (78.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	$17,920			$5,533			$12,387	38.5	18.5	282	65		201152000446
218	Leavenworth Senior High	Public	9-12	2012 10th Ave	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	No	(913) 684-1550	1,237	72	17.1	44.6%	705 (57.0%)	174 (14.1%)	185 (15.0%)	18 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	147 (11.9%)	$11,651			$1,470			$10,181	38.3	48.4	167	51		200843001157
219	Stanton County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Weaver Street	Johnson	67855	Stanton County	Stanton County	No	No	No	No	(620) 492-6284	182	9	20.2	58.2%	60 (33.0%)	1 (0.5%)	116 (63.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,684			$2,131			$12,553	37.9	42.9	187	32		200786001145
220	Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	$13,467			$494			$12,972	37.6	32	238	18		200594000226

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.