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
131	Oswego Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1501 Tomahawk Trail	Oswego	67356	Labette County	Oswego	No	No	No	No	(620) 795-2125	195	19	10.1	69.7%	163 (83.6%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.7%)	$15,645			$1,918			$13,726	55.7	65.8	82	49		201035001491
132	Jefferson County North High	Public	9-12	302 5th Street	Winchester	66097	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	No	(913) 774-8515	117	14	8.3	31.6%	113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,891			$386			$17,505	55.7	36.4	219	87		201302000664
133	Tescott Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	305 N. Minnesota	Tescott	67484	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 283-4774	72	11	6.5	55.6%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$13,934			$1,073			$12,861	55.5			(n/a)		200396000167
134	Galena High	Public	9-12	602 East 8th Street	Galena	66739	Cherokee County	Galena	No	No	No	No	(620) 783-4499	236	20	11.6	57.6%	196 (83.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.9%)	$13,974			$1,612			$12,362	55.4	45.1	181	47		200636001387
135	Oakley Senior High	Public	9-12	118 West 7th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	No	(785) 671-3241	130	15	8.7	47.7%	114 (87.7%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$16,670			$1,090			$15,581	55.2	35.2	224	89		201005000413
136	La Crosse High	Public	9-12	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	No	(785) 222-2528	87	11	8.2	46.0%	79 (90.8%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$18,362			$1,768			$16,594	54.9	48.7	165	29		200822000890
137	St John High	Public	7-12	505 North Broadway	St John	67576	Stafford County	St John-Hudson	No	No	No	No	(620) 549-3277	141	15	9.5	41.8%	100 (70.9%)	2 (1.4%)	36 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$21,371			$1,540			$19,832	54.9	41.4	194	57		201191000711
138	Kingman High	Public	9-12	260 West Kansas Avenue	Kingman	67068	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	No	(620) 532-3136	198	18	11	43.9%	180 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$15,502			$1,707			$13,795	54.4	63.4	92	46		200807000629
139	Chaparral Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	467 Ks-2	Anthony	67003	Harper County	Chaparral Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 842-5155	348	30	11.6	58.9%	267 (76.7%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$17,144			$1,808			$15,335	53.8	43.6	186	47		200339000749
140	Medicine Lodge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 W. Eldorado Ave	Medicine Lodge	67104	Barber County	Barber County North	No	No	No	No	(620) 886-5667	224	26	8.6	50.0%	204 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$18,117			$3,984			$14,133	53.5	35.5	223	83		200945001931

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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

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

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.