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
281	Newton Senior High	Public	9-12	900 West 12th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6280	932	75	12.5	51.7%	557 (59.8%)	15 (1.6%)	279 (29.9%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.5%)	$14,421			$1,852			$12,569	17.8	40.7	200	81		200996000796
282	Doniphan West Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	402 E Main	Highland	66035	Doniphan County	Doniphan West Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 442-3286	176	13	13.2	38.6%	153 (86.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$14,066			$693			$13,373	17.6	53.3	141	141		200034801941
283	North East High	Public	9-12	1003 E South Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	No	(620) 347-4115	133	17	7.8	71.4%	111 (83.5%)	3 (2.3%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$22,062			$1,981			$20,081	17.5	29.4	245	38		200348000184
284	Elkhart High	Public	9-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2193	108	10	11.2	53.7%	59 (54.6%)	1 (0.9%)	47 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,590			$1,189			$16,402	17.5	12.3	294	10		200579000081
285	Education Imagine Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	412 S. Main	Wichita	67202	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 973-2000	566	11	51.2		217 (38.3%)	107 (18.9%)	175 (30.9%)	13 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.8%)	$5,402			$353			$5,049	16.5	13.9	292	7		201299002063
286	Macksville High	Public	7-12	417 N. Gilmore	Macksville	67557	Stafford County	Macksville	No	No	No	No	(620) 348-2475	81	13	6.3	71.6%	40 (49.4%)	1 (1.2%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$24,261			$1,137			$23,124	16	32.9	233	53		200906000713
287	Uniontown High School	Public	7-12	601 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	No	(620) 224-2350	178	18	10	57.9%	162 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$21,372			$1,562			$19,810	15.6	27.4	255	32		201245000150
288	Erie High School	Public	9-12	1400 N. Main St	Erie	66733	Neosho County	Erie-Galesburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 244-1000	144	16	8.7	45.8%	127 (88.2%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$17,697			$2,184			$15,513	15.5	21	273	15		200600002046
289	Altoona-Midway Middle/High School	Public	6-12	20704 US 75 Hwy	Buffalo	66717	Wilson County	Altoona-Midway	No	No	No	No	(620) 537-7711	79	10	7.7	64.6%	71 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.6%)	$23,599			$303			$23,296	15.5			(n/a)		200417001872
290	Deerfield High	Public	9-12	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	72	9	7.8	68.1%	24 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (65.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,580			$2,072			$14,508	15.2	9.7	301	11		200540000075

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.