Best High Schools in Kansas for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kansas!

Every year, the Kansas State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 45)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	97.8%	7.5%	90.25%			200903000930
2	Olathe East Senior High	Public	9-12	14545 W 127th St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7120	1,844	128	14.4	28.1%	1,062 (57.6%)	233 (12.6%)	352 (19.1%)	84 (4.6%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	98 (5.3%)	$14,387			$796			$13,591	95.6%	72.0%	23.57%			201014000040
3	Junction City Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 Blue Jay Way	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4200	1,713	128	13.4	53.6%	784 (45.8%)	296 (17.3%)	350 (20.4%)	43 (2.5%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.3%)	174 (10.2%)	$13,173			$1,670			$11,503	93.3%	33.4%	59.90%			200789001267
4	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	91.1%	3.9%	87.20%			200795001433
5	Bonner Springs High	Public	9-12	100 McDanield	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-5121	778	62	12.6	53.2%	422 (54.2%)	107 (13.8%)	181 (23.3%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	$14,622			$3,568			$11,054	88.9%	19.3%	69.61%			200405000031
6	Shawnee Mission West High	Public	9-12	8800 W 85th St	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-7800	1,599	105	15.2	55.8%	671 (42.0%)	233 (14.6%)	532 (33.3%)	33 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	122 (7.6%)	$12,886			$770			$12,116	86.7%	36.7%	49.92%			201164001578
7	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	84.4%	2.4%	82.03%			200795001425
8	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	82.2%	9.0%	73.19%			201299000350
9	Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	$13,467			$494			$12,972	80.0%	33.7%	46.27%			200594000226
10	Pittsburg High	Public	9-12	1978 East 4th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3200	1,033	73	14.1	64.9%	631 (61.1%)	36 (3.5%)	230 (22.3%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	91 (8.8%)	$13,488			$1,437			$12,051	77.8%	40.4%	37.42%			201071000208

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.