Best High Schools in Kansas for Special Education 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, Special Education 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.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 117)	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 (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
200795001419	1	Sumner Academy of Arts & Science	Public, Magnet	8-12	1610 N 8th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	Yes	No	No	(913) 627-7200	999	61	16.3	68.1%	117 (11.7%)	201 (20.1%)	570 (57.1%)	74 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	$10,982			$1,395			$9,587	99.1%	91.4%	7.79%
200363000919	2	Augusta Senior High	Public	9-12	2020 Ohio	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5461	642	42	15.2	32.1%	557 (86.8%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$8,473			$684			$7,789	98.3%	46.3%	51.99%
200372000704	3	Baldwin High School	Public	9-12	415 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2725	399	31	12.7	24.8%	336 (84.2%)	8 (2.0%)	16 (4.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$9,873			$721			$9,153	97.4%	68.5%	28.92%
200996000796	4	Newton Senior High	Public	9-12	900 West 12th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6280	961	78	12.2	43.7%	574 (59.7%)	22 (2.3%)	304 (31.6%)	13 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$10,121			$407			$9,714	96.6%	33.3%	63.25%
201200000112	5	Blue Valley High	Public	9-12	6001 W. 159th St.	Stilwell	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-4800	1,487	83	17.9	6.2%	1,119 (75.3%)	35 (2.4%)	105 (7.1%)	148 (10.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	72 (4.8%)	$9,700			$342			$9,357	95.7%	97.2%	1.50%
200000401708	6	Rock Creek High School	Public	9-12	9355 Flush Road	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	No	(785) 494-8591	316	23	13.6	26.6%	276 (87.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,303			$2,301			$8,002	94.9%	89.5%	5.37%
201200000541	7	Blue Valley Northwest High	Public	9-12	13260 Switzer Road	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-3400	1,569	82	19	8.0%	1,064 (67.8%)	78 (5.0%)	111 (7.1%)	244 (15.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.4%)	$9,522			$251			$9,271	94.0%	99.1%	5.06%
200914001956	8	Maize South High School	Public	9-12	3701 N. Tyler Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 462-8000	1,110	64	17.3	15.3%	835 (75.2%)	28 (2.5%)	157 (14.1%)	40 (3.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.8%)	$8,815			$273			$8,542	93.2%	87.3%	5.82%
201200001533	9	Blue Valley West High	Public	9-12	16200 Antioch Road	Overland Park	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-3700	1,654	92	17.9	5.3%	1,114 (67.4%)	47 (2.8%)	95 (5.7%)	313 (18.9%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (4.5%)	$9,791			$402			$9,389	92.3%	97.5%	5.22%
200429000178	10	Burlington High	Public	9-12	830 Cross St	Burlington	66839	Coffey County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(620) 364-8672	266	23	11.5	35.0%	236 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$13,456			$305			$13,151	91.5%	59.3%	32.19%

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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 11, 2022, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.