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
271	Pleasanton High	Public	7-12	1001 Ash	Pleasanton	66075	Linn County	Pleasanton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 352-8701	162	14	11.4	58.0%	146 (90.1%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$15,265			$1,173			$14,092	21	16.2	288	17		201077000681
272	Labette County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	401 S. High School Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(620) 784-5326	39			7.7%	30 (76.9%)	1 (2.6%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	$861			$00			$861	20.7			(n/a)		200330002176
273	Valley Falls High	Public	9-12	601 Elm Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	No	(785) 945-3229	122	12	10	29.5%	109 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$16,009			$605			$15,404	20.4	54.3	133	140		201254000663
274	Field Kindley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1110 W 8th	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 252-6410	451	40	11.1	71.2%	187 (41.5%)	34 (7.5%)	129 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.6%)	$15,376			$2,600			$12,776	20	18.6	281	7		200498001112
275	Unified School District 508 eAcademy	Public, Virtual	7-12	100 N. Miliary	Baxter Springs	66713	Cherokee County	Baxter Springs	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 856-3366	36				29 (80.6%)	1 (2.8%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	$5,044			$00			$5,044	20			(n/a)		200381002166
276	Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	17222 Mustang Road	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 563-7292	310	28	10.9	73.5%	106 (34.2%)	2 (0.6%)	196 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$18,670			$786			$17,884	19.9	11.4	297	21		200819001300
277	Hamilton High	Public	7-12	2596 W Road North	Hamilton	66853	Greenwood County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 678-3651	41	7	5.7	63.4%	40 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,384			$6,019			$11,366	19.7			(n/a)		200687000878
277	Jayhawk-Linn High	Public	7-12	14675 Ks Hwy 52	Mound City	66056	Linn County	Jayhawk	No	No	No	No	(913) 795-2224	263	26	10.2	53.6%	235 (89.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,831			$1,315			$17,516	19.7	54.3	132	145		200775000696
279	Washington County High School	Public	7-12	115 North D Street	Washington	66968	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 325-2261	163	16	10.2	58.3%	137 (84.0%)	3 (1.8%)	19 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,084			$760			$15,324	19.4	42.8	188	91		200002801828
280	Dodge City High School	Public	9-12	2201 Ross Blvd.	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	No	(620) 471-2110	2,178	127	17.1	78.9%	309 (14.2%)	37 (1.7%)	1,777 (81.6%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	32 (1.5%)	$12,618			$1,789			$10,828	18	20.9	274	6		200558001095

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.