Best High Schools in Kansas

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Kansas high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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 8, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 318)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
200003001958	171	Republic County Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	24th & P Street	Belleville	66935	Republic County	Republic County	No	No	No	No	(785) 527-2281	253	22	11.6	53.4%	217 (85.8%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$11,926			$683			$11,243	47.1	54.9	134	37
200750002013	172	West Elk Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1199 State Highway 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 374-2147	375	35	10.7	56.8%	317 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$13,861			$1,788			$12,073	46.9	66.9	86	86
201305001214	173	Winfield High	Public	9-12	300 Viking Blvd	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 221-5160	664	51	13	50.2%	490 (73.8%)	12 (1.8%)	74 (11.1%)	24 (3.6%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	48 (7.2%)	$13,102			$149			$12,952	46.5	60.1	115	58
200034902043	174	Central Plains Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Albro	Claflin	67525	Barton County	Central Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 587-3801	141	14	9.9	52.5%	126 (89.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,086			$664			$18,422	46.4	49.9	162	12
201206000402	175	Stockton High	Public	9-12	105 N Cypress	Stockton	67669	Rooks County	Stockton	No	No	No	No	(785) 425-6784	78	12	6.3	50.0%	74 (94.9%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$15,378			$42			$15,337	46	25.3	266	91
200402000923	176	Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	301 Eagle St.	Otis	67565	Rush County	Otis-Bison	No	No	No	No	(785) 387-2337	85	11	7.5	49.4%	73 (85.9%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	$14,741			$2,583			$12,158	45.9	40.2	206	30
200546000361	177	Derby High School	Public	9-12	920 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8500	2,156	107	20	47.2%	1,370 (63.5%)	120 (5.6%)	373 (17.3%)	95 (4.4%)	32 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	162 (7.5%)	$9,480			$553			$8,927	45.9	53.1	144	33
201095000473	178	Quinter Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Long	Quinter	67752	Gove County	Quinter Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 754-3660	135	14	9.4	31.9%	124 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$11,795			$484			$11,311	45.8	62.8	102	76
201056001487	179	Parsons Senior High	Public	9-12	3030 Morton	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	No	(620) 421-3660	416	29	14.3	71.9%	238 (57.2%)	43 (10.3%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.8%)	$10,851			$2,796			$8,055	45.4	54.2	139	40
201212001976	180	Sylvan-Lucas Unified Junior Senior	Public	7-12	504 West 4th	Sylvan Grove	67481	Lincoln County	Sylvan Grove	No	No	No	No	(785) 526-7175	153	11	14.5	45.8%	142 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$12,824			$62			$12,763	45.3	66.8	87	93

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Kansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for KS student subgroups:

Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Military Connected Students

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 8, 2024, 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:

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

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.