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
241	Herington High	Public	9-12	1401 North D	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	No	(785) 258-2261	141	14	10	66.0%	116 (82.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$19,066			$1,167			$17,899	30.7	61.1	104	137		200711001309
242	Augusta Senior High	Public	9-12	2020 Ohio	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5461	594	48	12.5	41.4%	505 (85.0%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$11,572			$1,051			$10,520	30.6	36.8	214	28		200363000919
243	Burlingame Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	417 North Dacotah	Burlingame	66413	Osage County	Burlingame Public School	No	No	No	No	(785) 654-3315	151	13	11.4	44.4%	136 (90.1%)	4 (2.6%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$15,321			$373			$14,949	30.5	35	225	18		200426001161
244	Parsons Senior High	Public	9-12	3030 Morton	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	No	(620) 421-3660	399	34	11.6	66.2%	235 (58.9%)	38 (9.5%)	46 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (17.0%)	$12,376			$1,389			$10,987	29.9	45.4	179	65		201056001487
245	Ottawa Senior High	Public	6-12	1120 South Ash	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	No	(785) 229-8020	681	55	12.3	50.2%	568 (83.4%)	17 (2.5%)	54 (7.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$14,205			$1,463			$12,742	29.9	30.1	243	2		200001500463
246	Holcomb High	Public	9-12	600 N Jones	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2063	265	26	10	53.6%	247 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$13,964			$1,282			$12,682	29.4	29.7	244	2		200735000757
247	Hugoton High	Public	9-12	215 W 11th	Hugoton	67951	Stevens County	Hugoton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 544-4311	317	25	12.6	55.5%	135 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (55.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,428			$1,646			$10,782	28.8	22.7	266	19		200756000057
248	Stockton High	Public	9-12	105 N Cypress	Stockton	67669	Rooks County	Stockton	No	No	No	No	(785) 425-6784	83	12	6.6	57.8%	79 (95.2%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$18,703			$837			$17,865	28.8	46	175	73		201206000402
249	Iola Senior High	Public	9-12	300 E Jackson	Iola	66749	Allen County	Iola	No	No	No	No	(620) 365-4715	296	26	11.1	54.7%	247 (83.4%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$16,377			$423			$15,954	28.3	28.5	250	1		200774000244
250	Bluestem Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	500 Bluestem Drive	Leon	67074	Butler County	Bluestem	No	No	No	No	(316) 742-3281	241	26	9.3	47.7%	206 (85.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$16,026			$00			$16,026	27.9	30.5	241	9		200855000038

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.