Best High Schools in Kansas

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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
1	Blue Valley High	Public	9-12	2 Ram Way	Randolph	66554	Riley County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 293-5255	76	7	10.4	26.3%	69 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	$10,095			$390			$9,705	99.8	74.2	56	55		201098000857
2	Wallace County High	Public	9-12	521 N. Main	Sharon Springs	67758	Wallace County	Wallace County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 728-4571	46	6	7.5	41.3%	35 (76.1%)	2 (4.3%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$19,109			$1,980			$17,129	99.7	92.6	12	10		201161000169
3	Cheylin Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	605 Bird Ave.	Bird City	67731	Cheyenne County	Cheylin	No	No	No	No	(785) 734-2341	62	9	6.7	50.0%	37 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,038			$2,246			$17,792	99.2			(n/a)		200479000482
4	Maize Virtual Preparatory School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3403 N. Tyler Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 462-8800	446	21	21.4		386 (86.5%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$5,571			$00			$5,571	98.9	98.1	3	1		200914002083
5	Blue Valley Southwest High School	Public	9-12	17600 Quivira Road	Overland Park	66062	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 624-2000	1,057	77	13.6	6.1%	836 (79.1%)	20 (1.9%)	36 (3.4%)	113 (10.7%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.4%)	$14,437			$597			$13,839	98.5	92.8	10	5		201200001990
6	Blue Valley West High	Public	9-12	16200 Antioch Road	Overland Park	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-3700	1,534	104	14.7	9.3%	917 (59.8%)	59 (3.8%)	92 (6.0%)	387 (25.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (4.8%)	$12,399			$522			$11,877	97.7	99.1	1	5		201200001533
7	Cheney High	Public	9-12	800 N Marshall	Cheney	67025	Sedgwick County	Cheney	No	No	No	No	(316) 542-3113	235	24	9.6	20.9%	211 (89.8%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,508			$143			$13,365	97	85.9	29	22		200467000395
8	Cunningham High	Public	6-12	104 W 4th	Cunningham	67035	Kingman County	Cunningham	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 298-2473	117	12	9.5	37.6%	114 (97.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$20,187			$2,594			$17,593	96.8	43.7	185	177		200537000635
9	Blue Valley Northwest High	Public	9-12	13260 Switzer Road	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-3400	1,496	100	14.9	14.6%	978 (65.4%)	85 (5.7%)	148 (9.9%)	202 (13.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (5.3%)	$12,561			$605			$11,956	96.7	98.5	2	7		201200000541
10	Blue Valley High	Public	9-12	6001 W. 159th St.	Stilwell	66085	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-4800	1,396	93	15	12.1%	998 (71.5%)	59 (4.2%)	95 (6.8%)	165 (11.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.1%)	$12,783			$506			$12,277	96.5	93.3	9	1		201200000112

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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

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.