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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
301	Wellsville High	Public	9-12	602 Walnut	Wellsville	66092	Franklin County	Wellsville	No	No	No	No	(785) 883-2057	278	16	16.9	29.5%	255 (91.7%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$14,068			$19			$14,049	13.2	44.6	183	118		201287000456
302	Heights High	Public	9-12	5301 N Hillside	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-1400	1,505	88	17.1	74.9%	457 (30.4%)	557 (37.0%)	316 (21.0%)	41 (2.7%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (7.6%)	$14,262			$1,668			$12,594	13.2	8.7	304	2		201299000350
303	Russell Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	565 State Street	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(785) 483-5631	328	32	10.1	50.3%	282 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$18,193			$1,596			$16,597	13.1	21.8	271	32		201131000945
304	Troy High and Middle School	Public	6-12	319 S Park	Troy	66087	Doniphan County	Troy Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 985-3533	150	12	12.5	28.0%	143 (95.3%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,247			$00			$16,247	12.7	48.7	166	138		201233001039
305	South High	Public	9-12	701 W 33rd S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-5450	1,662	116	14.3	87.5%	534 (32.1%)	325 (19.6%)	599 (36.0%)	47 (2.8%)	21 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	130 (7.8%)	$15,012			$1,699			$13,313	11.9	8.2	305			201299000347
306	Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)	Public, Virtual	9-12	111 S. Baughman	Ulysses	67880	Grant County	Ulysses	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 356-3655	97			3.1%	33 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (63.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$879			$00			$879	11.7			(n/a)		201242002120
307	Lyons High School	Public	9-12	601 E. American Road	Lyons	67554	Rice County	Lyons	No	No	No	No	(620) 257-5114	221	22	10	73.3%	118 (53.4%)	4 (1.8%)	86 (38.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$19,667			$780			$18,888	11.5	36.7	216	91		200903000930
308	Southeast High	Public	9-12	126 W 400 Hwy	Cherokee	66724	Crawford County	Cherokee	No	No	No	No	(620) 457-8365	152	20	7.6	63.2%	131 (86.2%)	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (5.9%)	$18,303			$25			$18,278	11.4	52.6	144	164		200471000188
309	Liberal Senior High	Public	9-12	1611 W 2nd	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1200	1,421	91	15.5	86.3%	121 (8.5%)	14 (1.0%)	1,232 (86.7%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	$12,194			$1,148			$11,046	11.2	7.1	306	3		200873001286
310	Southeast High	Public	9-12	2641 S. 127th St E	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-2700	2,066	123	16.8	79.3%	353 (17.1%)	574 (27.8%)	668 (32.3%)	310 (15.0%)	13 (0.6%)	14 (0.7%)	134 (6.5%)	$13,755			$1,441			$12,314	10.3	9.2	303	7		201299000348
311	West High	Public	9-12	820 S Osage	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-3600	1,306	91	14.3	88.9%	376 (28.8%)	214 (16.4%)	581 (44.5%)	9 (0.7%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (8.5%)	$14,448			$1,710			$12,738	9.7	7.1	307	4		201299000349
312	Hutchinson Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	800 E 15th Circle	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 615-4950	300				185 (61.7%)	21 (7.0%)	67 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	$14,145			$2,188			$11,957	8.8			(n/a)		200762002136
313	Cedar Vale High	Public	6-12	508 Dora	Cedar Vale	67024	Chautauqua County	Cedar Vale	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 758-2791	63	10	6.4	46.0%	48 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.3%)	$17,873			$1,371			$16,502	8.8			(n/a)		200450000444
314	Central State Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 West 4th Ave	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 500-5945	110				88 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$17,764			$1,596			$16,168	8.7	15	291	23		200999002092
315	West Elk Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1201 St Hwy 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 374-2113	226	4	57.9		150 (66.4%)	26 (11.5%)	32 (14.2%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$5,323			$00			$5,323	8			(n/a)		200750002133
316	Kinsley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	716 N Colony	Kinsley	67547	Edwards County	Kinsley-Offerle	No	No	No	No	(620) 659-2126	135	15	9.2	44.4%	98 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$18,193			$1,819			$16,375	7.3	56.2	121	195		200810001944
317	Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	103	16	6.2	78.6%	44 (42.7%)	12 (11.7%)	32 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.6%)	$36,065			$2,346			$33,719	6.9	13.1	293	24		201226001596
318	GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	1312 N. 7th Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8600	111	17	6.6	86.5%	22 (19.8%)	4 (3.6%)	81 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$15,322			$2,501			$12,822	6	3.6	313	5		200639002067
319	Washington High	Public	9-12	7340 Leavenworth Road	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7800	1,180	65	18	67.0%	158 (13.4%)	391 (33.1%)	417 (35.3%)	144 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	57 (4.8%)	$17,809			$5,622			$12,188	5.6	3.6	312	7		200795001433
320	Plainville High	Public	7-12	202 SE Cardinal Avenue	Plainville	67663	Rooks County	Plainville	No	No	No	No	(785) 434-4547	197	18	11.1	41.1%	180 (91.4%)	5 (2.5%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,898			$884			$15,015	5.5	41.2	196	124		201074000400
321	Highland Park High	Public	9-12	2424 SE California Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6000	835	58	14.3	80.5%	138 (16.5%)	187 (22.4%)	403 (48.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.0%)	$16,941			$3,098			$13,844	5.2	9.6	302	19		201226001476
322	Fredonia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	916 Robinson	Fredonia	66736	Wilson County	Fredonia	No	No	No	No	(620) 378-4172	314	22	14.4	49.7%	289 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,781			$1,466			$14,315	4.9	20.6	276	46		200627001304
323	Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	121 S Main	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 227-4292	402			0.7%	336 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,816			$210			$6,606	4.7	17.2	285	38		200000201809
324	F L Schlagle High	Public	9-12	2214 N 59th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7500	841	53	16	74.4%	46 (5.5%)	230 (27.3%)	481 (57.2%)	54 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.9%)	$20,023			$5,952			$14,071	4.4	3.7	311	13		200795001425
325	Opportunity Academy	Public	6-12	900 West Broadway	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6590	53	5	11.3	84.9%	34 (64.2%)	2 (3.8%)	14 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	$18,581			$4,169			$14,412	4.1	3.9	309	16		200996002109
326	Humboldt Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	9-12	109 S. 9th St.	Humboldt	66748	Allen County	Humboldt	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 473-5120	351				294 (83.8%)	11 (3.1%)	32 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	$3,333			$00			$3,333	3.4			(n/a)		200759002128
327	Wyandotte High	Public	9-12	2501 Minneosta Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7650	1,903	100	19.1	85.2%	53 (2.8%)	357 (18.8%)	1,413 (74.3%)	50 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (1.4%)	$16,494			$4,997			$11,497	3.1	3.8	310	17		200795001420
328	Lawrence Gardner High School	Public	7-12	1430 NW 25th ST	Topeka	66618	Shawnee County	Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(785) 746-7266	111	3	41.7	91.9%	48 (43.2%)	37 (33.3%)	25 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.8			(n/a)		200002402104
329	J C Harmon High	Public	9-12	2400 Steele Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7050	1,285	71	17.9	75.7%	110 (8.6%)	213 (16.6%)	891 (69.3%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	40 (3.1%)	$18,184			$5,436			$12,748	2.7	3.1	314	15		200795001423
330	Wichita Alternative High	Public	9-12	1847 N Chautauqua	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0500	133	11	12.6	91.0%	41 (30.8%)	34 (25.6%)	47 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)	$22,302			$3,796			$18,506	2.4	2.6	317	13		201299000345
331	Topeka Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	200 SE 40th Street Terrace	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(785) 730-8350	384	3	128.8		159 (41.4%)	57 (14.8%)	111 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (13.8%)	$6,547			$757			$5,790	2.4			(n/a)		201226002182
332	Alfred Fairfax Academy	Public	9-12	2226 N 85th st	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-6700	52	7	7.4	82.7%	4 (7.7%)	19 (36.5%)	27 (51.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$28,357			$5,051			$23,306	1.9	2.1	318	14		200795002094

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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.
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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.