Best High Schools in Kansas (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

322

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Every ranked high school in Kansas, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Kansas high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Blue Valley High	Randolph	Blue Valley	80%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	75
#2	A+	Wallace County High	Sharon Springs	Wallace County Schools	80%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#3	A+	Blue Valley Southwest High School	Overland Park	Blue Valley	70%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,014
#4	A+	Cheney High	Cheney	Cheney	68%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	246
#5	A+	Blue Valley West High	Overland Park	Blue Valley	67%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	1,514
#6	A+	Blue Valley Northwest High	Overland Park	Blue Valley	65%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,344
#7	A+	Wabaunsee SR High	Alma	Wabaunsee	65%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	131
#8	A+	Blue Valley High	Stilwell	Blue Valley	64%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,412
#9	A+	Chapman High	Chapman	Chapman	64%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#10	A+	Blue Valley North High	Overland Park	Blue Valley	63%	55%	Meets Expectations	1,414
#11	A+	Conway Springs High School	Conway Springs	Conway Springs	62%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	149
#12	A+	Ingalls High Schooljunior High	Ingalls	Ingalls	62%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#13	A+	Marais Des Cygnes Valley High	Melvern	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	62%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	73
#14	A+	Northern Heights Allen	Allen	North Lyon County	61%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#15	A+	Smoky Valley High	Lindsborg	Smoky Valley	61%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	253
#16	A+	Andover High	Andover	Andover	60%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,014
#17	A+	Cheylin Jrsr High	Bird City	Cheylin	60%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	70
#18	A+	Riley County High School	Riley	Riley County	60%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	204
#19	A+	Silver Lake JR SR High	Silver Lake	Silver Lake	60%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	330
#20	A+	Hanover High	Hanover	Barnes	59%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	62
#21	A+	Louisburg High	Louisburg	Louisburg	59%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#22	A+	Mill Valley High School	Shawnee	De Soto	59%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,355
#23	A+	Moundridge High	Moundridge	Moundridge	58%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	132
#24	A+	Smith Center JR SR High Smith Center	Smith Center	Smith Center	57%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#25	A+	Valley Heights Jrsr High	Blue Rapids	Valley Heights	57%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	180
#26	A+	Centre (K-12)	Lost Springs	Centre	50%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	198
#27	A	Centralia High	Centralia	Vermillion	57%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	128
#28	A	Lakeside Juniorsenior High School	Downs	Waconda	57%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	134
#29	A	Little River High	Little River	Little River	57%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	96
#30	A	Tescott Junior Highhigh School	Tescott	Twin Valley	57%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	70
#31	A	Andale High	Andale	Renwick	55%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#32	A	Baxter Springs High	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	389
#33	A	Caney Valley High	Caney	Caney Valley	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	327
#34	A	Logan High	Logan	Logan	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	45
#35	A	Onaga Senior High	Onaga	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	94
#36	A	Shawnee Mission East High	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	55%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,697
#37	A	Skyline High	Pratt	Skyline Schools	55%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	105
#38	A	Olpe Jrsr High School	Olpe	Southern Lyon County	53%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	147
#39	A	Osborne Juniorsenior High	Osborne	Osborne County	53%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	160
#40	A	Sabetha High School	Sabetha	Prairie Hills	53%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	232
#41	A	Clay Center Community High Clay Center	Clay Center	Clay County	52%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	335
#42	A	Inman Jrsr High School	Inman	Inman	52%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	199
#43	A	Lawrence Free State High	Lawrence	Lawrence	52%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,777
#44	A	Southeast Saline High	Gypsum	Southeast Of Saline	52%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#45	A	Spearville Jrsr High	Spearville	Spearville	52%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	168
#46	A	Sterling Junior Highsenior High	Sterling	Sterling	52%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#47	A	Sumner Academy Of Arts And Science (Magnet)	Kansas City	Kansas City	52%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,102
#48	A	Basehor Linwood High School	Basehor	Basehor-Linwood	51%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	857
#49	A	Clearwater High	Clearwater	Clearwater	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#50	A	Lincoln Jrsr High	Lincoln	Lincoln	51%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	175
#51	A	Pratt SR High	Pratt	Pratt	51%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	325
#52	A-	Andover Central High School	Andover	Andover	51%	43%	Meets Expectations	856
#53	A-	Dighton High	Dighton	Dighton	51%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	95
#54	A-	Hillsboro Middlehigh School	Hillsboro	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	51%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	327
#55	A-	Rawlins County Jrsr High School	Atwood	Rawlins County	51%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	176
#56	A-	Weskan High	Weskan	Weskan	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#57	A-	Ashland High	Ashland	Ashland	50%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	64
#58	A-	Eudora High School	Eudora	Eudora	50%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	541
#59	A-	Olathe Northwest High School	Olathe	Olathe	50%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,952
#60	A-	Garden Plain High	Garden Plain	Renwick	49%	40%	Meets Expectations	173
#61	A-	Lansing High 9 12	Leavenworth	Lansing	49%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	870
#62	A-	Spring Hill High School	Spring Hill	Spring Hill	49%	43%	Meets Expectations	983
#63	A-	Chase County Junior Senior High School	Cottonwood Falls	Chase County	48%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	165
#64	A-	De Soto High School	De Soto	De Soto	48%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	997
#65	A-	Dexter High	Dexter	Dexter	48%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#66	A-	Ellis Jrsr High	Ellis	Ellis	48%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	169
#67	A-	Manhattan High School Westeast Campus	Manhattan	Manhattan-Ogden	48%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	1,954
#68	A-	Norwich High	Norwich	Kingman - Norwich	48%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	73
#69	A-	Rock Creek High School	St George	Rock Creek	48%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	379
#70	A-	Shawnee Mission Northwest High	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	48%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	1,626
#71	A-	Thunder Ridge High School	Kensington	Thunder Ridge Schools	48%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	67
#72	A-	Waverly High	Waverly	Lebo-Waverly	48%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	94
#73	A-	Girard High	Girard	Girard	47%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	297
#74	A-	Hesston High	Hesston	Hesston	46%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	272
#75	A-	Holton High	Holton	Holton	46%	36%	Meets Expectations	323
#76	A-	Madison High	Madison	Madison-Virgil	46%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	95
#77	B+	Atchison County Community Jrsr High	Effingham	Atchison Co Comm Schools	46%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	264
#78	B+	Central JR SR High	Burden	Central	46%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	136
#79	B+	Circle High	Towanda	Circle	46%	35%	Meets Expectations	600
#80	B+	Mission Valley Junior And Senior High School	Eskridge	Mission Valley	46%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	218
#81	B+	Natoma High 6 12	Natoma	Paradise	46%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	59
#82	B+	Uniontown High School	Uniontown	Uniontown	46%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#83	B+	Cunningham High	Cunningham	Cunningham	45%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	85
#84	B+	Halstead High	Halstead	Halstead	45%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	240
#85	B+	Hoxie High	Hoxie	Hoxie Community Schools	45%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#86	B+	Kiowa County High School	Greensburg	Kiowa County	45%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	62
#87	B+	Ness City High	Ness City	Ness City	45%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	127
#88	B+	Pleasant Ridge High	Easton	Easton	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	162
#89	B+	St Francis High	St Francis	St Francis Comm Sch	45%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	149
#90	B+	Abilene High School	Abilene	Abilene	44%	37%	Meets Expectations	451
#91	B+	Council Grove Junior Senior High School	Council Grove	Morris County	44%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#92	B+	Frankfort High	Frankfort	Vermillion	44%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	127
#93	B+	Hays High	Hays	Hays	44%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	959
#94	B+	Meade High	Meade	Meade	44%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	92
#95	B+	Mulvane High	Mulvane	Mulvane	44%	33%	Meets Expectations	556
#96	B+	Riverside High School	Wathena	Riverside	44%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	156
#97	B+	Seaman High	Topeka	Seaman	44%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,239
#98	B+	Shawnee Mission South High	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	44%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,586
#99	B+	Stafford Middle Schoolhigh School	Stafford	Stafford	44%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	95
#100	B+	Sublette High	Sublette	Sublette	44%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	131
#101	B+	West Elk Schools (K-12)	Howard	West Elk	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	378
#102	B	Osage City High	Osage City	Osage City	44%	33%	Meets Expectations	228
#103	B	Baldwin High School	Baldwin City	Baldwin City	43%	35%	Meets Expectations	424
#104	B	Olathe East SR High	Olathe	Olathe	43%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,903
#105	B	Olathe North SR High	Olathe	Olathe	43%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,230
#106	B	Sedgwick High	Sedgwick	Sedgwick Public Schools	43%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#107	B	St Paul High School	St Paul	Chetopa-St. Paul	43%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	69
#108	B	Axtell High	Axtell	Prairie Hills	42%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	44
#109	B	Goessel High	Goessel	Goessel	42%	34%	Meets Expectations	160
#110	B	Nickerson High	Nickerson	Nickerson	42%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	279
#111	B	Washburn Rural High	Topeka	Auburn-Washburn	42%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,884
#112	B	Wheatland High School	Grainfield	Wheatland	42%	38%	Meets Expectations	39
#113	B	Colby Senior High	Colby	Colby Public Schools	41%	31%	Meets Expectations	284
#114	B	Independence SR High	Independence	Independence	41%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#115	B	Labette County High School	Altamont	Labette County	41%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	534
#116	B	Maize South High School	Wichita	Maize	41%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,095
#117	B	Nemaha Central High School	Seneca	Nemaha Central	41%	35%	Meets Expectations	221
#118	B	Olathe South SR High	Olathe	Olathe	41%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,841
#119	B	Olathe West High School	Olathe	Olathe	41%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,662
#120	B	Otis Bison Juniorsenior High School	Otis	Otis-Bison	41%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	98
#121	B	Phillipsburg High	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg	41%	32%	Meets Expectations	180
#122	B	Quinter JR SR High	Quinter	Quinter Public Schools	41%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	136
#123	B	Rossville JR SR High School	Rossville	Kaw Valley	41%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	270
#124	B	Chanute High	Chanute	Chanute Public Schools	40%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	612
#125	B	Oakley SR High	Oakley	Oakley	40%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	128
#126	B	Victoria Junior Senior High School	Victoria	Victoria	40%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#127	B-	Central Heights High	Richmond	Central Heights	40%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	294
#128	B-	Lebo High	Lebo	Lebo-Waverly	40%	31%	Meets Expectations	122
#129	B-	Marysville Jrsr High	Marysville	Marysville	40%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#130	B-	Pike Valley High	Scandia	Pike Valley	40%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	52
#131	B-	Trego Community High	Wakeeney	Trego County	40%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	112
#132	B-	Caldwell Secondary School	Caldwell	Caldwell	39%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	106
#133	B-	Eureka Jrsr High	Eureka	Eureka	39%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	252
#134	B-	Hamilton High	Hamilton	Hamilton	39%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	53
#135	B-	Jefferson Co North High	Winchester	Jefferson County North	39%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	115
#136	B-	Moscow High	Moscow	Moscow Public Schools	39%	29%	Meets Expectations	80
#137	B-	Shawnee Mission North High	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	39%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	1,568
#138	B-	Anderson County Jrsr High School	Garnett	Garnett	38%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	426
#139	B-	Cherryvale SR Middle School	Cherryvale	Cherryvale	38%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	290
#140	B-	Ellsworth High	Ellsworth	Ellsworth	38%	28%	Meets Expectations	302
#141	B-	Frederic Remington High	Whitewater	Remington-Whitewater	38%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	148
#142	B-	Galena High	Galena	Galena	38%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	251
#143	B-	Kingman High	Kingman	Kingman - Norwich	38%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	203
#144	B-	Medicine Lodge Jrsr High School	Medicine Lodge	Barber County North	38%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	218
#145	B-	Oxford Jrsr High	Oxford	Oxford	38%	28%	Meets Expectations	212
#146	B-	Paola High	Paola	Paola	38%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#147	B-	Bluestem Jrsr High	Leon	Bluestem	37%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	245
#148	B-	La Crosse High	La Crosse	LaCrosse	37%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	101
#149	B-	Maize SR High	Maize	Maize	37%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,289
#150	B-	Solomon High	Solomon	Solomon	37%	29%	Meets Expectations	97
#151	B-	Udall High	Udall	Udall	37%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	96
#152	C+	Beloit JR SR High	Beloit	Beloit	37%	26%	Meets Expectations	350
#153	C+	Bennington Junior Highhigh School	Bennington	Twin Valley	37%	32%	Meets Expectations	205
#154	C+	Cimarron High	Cimarron	Cimarron-Ensign	37%	27%	Meets Expectations	291
#155	C+	Clifton Clyde SR High	Clyde	Clifton-Clyde	37%	26%	Meets Expectations	98
#156	C+	Concordia JR SR High	Concordia	Concordia	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	485
#157	C+	Elk Valley High School	Longton	Elk Valley	37%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	47
#158	C+	Ell Saline Middlehigh School	Brookville	Ell-Saline	37%	26%	Meets Expectations	193
#159	C+	Goddard High	Goddard	Goddard	37%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	948
#160	C+	Lawrence High	Lawrence	Lawrence	37%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,589
#161	C+	Marion High	Marion	Marion-Florence	37%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	142
#162	C+	Northeast Magnet High School (Magnet)	Bel Aire	Wichita	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#163	C+	Rock Hills Jrsr High School	Mankato	Rock Hills	37%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	186
#164	C+	South Barber 7 12 Kiowa	Kiowa	South Barber	37%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	88
#165	C+	Burlington High	Burlington	Burlington	36%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	262
#166	C+	Cedar Vale High	Cedar Vale	Cedar Vale	36%	28%	Meets Expectations	68
#167	C+	Eisenhower High School	Goddard	Goddard	36%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,002
#168	C+	Fort Scott SR High	Fort Scott	Fort Scott	36%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	581
#169	C+	Jefferson West High	Meriden	Jefferson West	36%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	258
#170	C+	Lyndon High	Lyndon	Lyndon	36%	31%	Meets Expectations	133
#171	C+	Oswego Junior Senior High School	Oswego	Oswego	36%	25%	Meets Expectations	191
#172	C+	Piper High	Kansas City	Piper-Kansas City	36%	32%	Meets Expectations	779
#173	C+	St Marys Junior Senior High	St Marys	Kaw Valley	36%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#174	C+	Fairfield Schools (K-12)	Langdon	Fairfield	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	285
#175	C	Crest High	Colony	Crest	36%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	86
#176	C	Minneapolis JR SR High School	Minneapolis	North Ottawa County	36%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#177	C	South Central High School	Coldwater	Comanche County	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	69
#178	C	Buhler High	Buhler	Buhler	35%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	653
#179	C	Golden Plains High	Rexford	Golden Plains	35%	30%	Meets Expectations	46
#180	C	Hodgeman County High	Jetmore	Hodgeman County	35%	31%	Meets Expectations	116
#181	C	Linn High	Linn	Barnes	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	60
#182	C	Oskaloosa JR SR High School	Oskaloosa	Oskaloosa Public Schools	35%	29%	Meets Expectations	260
#183	C	Scott City High	Scott City	Scott County	35%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	291
#184	C	Derby High School	Derby	Derby	34%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,172
#185	C	Flinthills High School	Rosalia	Flinthills	34%	30%	Meets Expectations	102
#186	C	Haven High	Haven	Haven Public Schools	34%	26%	Meets Expectations	234
#187	C	Mcpherson High (Magnet)	Mcpherson	McPherson	34%	29%	Meets Expectations	709
#188	C	Pretty Prairie High	Pretty Prairie	Pretty Prairie	34%	26%	Meets Expectations	83
#189	C	Republic County Jrsr High School	Belleville	Republic County	34%	27%	Meets Expectations	262
#190	C	Rose Hill High	Rose Hill	Rose Hill Public Schools	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	567
#191	C	Troy High And Middle School	Troy	Troy Public Schools	34%	26%	Meets Expectations	165
#192	C	Valley Center High Valley Center	Valley Center	Valley Center Pub Sch	34%	29%	Meets Expectations	995
#193	C	Central Plains JR SR High School	Claflin	Central Plains	33%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	140
#194	C	Chaparral Jrsr High	Anthony	Chaparral Schools	33%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#195	C	Norton High	Norton	Norton Community Schools	33%	25%	Meets Expectations	202
#196	C	Pittsburg High	Pittsburg	Pittsburg	33%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,017
#197	C	Riverton High	Riverton	Riverton	33%	29%	Meets Expectations	223
#198	C	Royal Valley High	Hoyt	Royal Valley	33%	27%	Meets Expectations	244
#199	C	Salina High South	Salina	Salina	33%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,102
#200	C-	Ellinwood High	Ellinwood	Ellinwood Public Schools	33%	23%	Meets Expectations	154
#201	C-	Lakin High	Lakin	Lakin	33%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	199
#202	C-	Argonia High	Argonia	Argonia Public Schools	32%	24%	Meets Expectations	81
#203	C-	Decatur Community Jrsr High	Oberlin	Oberlin	32%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	136
#204	C-	Frontenac SR High School	Frontenac	Frontenac Public Schools	32%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	267
#205	C-	Greeley County Jrsr High	Tribune	Greeley County Schools	32%	22%	Meets Expectations	123
#206	C-	Larned SR High	Larned	Ft Larned	32%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	235
#207	C-	Northwest High	Wichita	Wichita	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,416
#208	C-	Rolla Jhhs 6 12 Rolla (K-12)	Rolla	Rolla	32%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	47
#209	C-	Salina High Central	Salina	Salina	32%	24%	Meets Expectations	944
#210	C-	Shawnee Heights High	Tecumseh	Shawnee Heights	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,293
#211	C-	Shawnee Mission West High	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	32%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,640
#212	C-	St John High	St John	St John-Hudson	32%	22%	Meets Expectations	139
#213	C-	Wichita County Junior Senior High School	Leoti	Leoti	32%	22%	Meets Expectations	182
#214	C-	Jackson Heights High School And Middle School	Holton	North Jackson	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	176
#215	C-	Junction City SR High	Junction City	Geary County Schools	31%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,657
#216	C-	Leavenworth SR High	Leavenworth	Leavenworth	31%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,250
#217	C-	Macksville High	Macksville	Macksville	31%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	86
#218	C-	Minneola High	Minneola	Minneola	31%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	75
#219	C-	Perry Lecompton High	Perry	Perry Public Schools	31%	27%	Meets Expectations	279
#220	C-	Prairie View High	Lacygne	Prairie View	31%	22%	Meets Expectations	239
#221	C-	Syracuse High	Syracuse	Syracuse	31%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	233
#222	C-	Topeka West High	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	31%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,085
#223	C-	Wakefield High	Wakefield	Clay County	31%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	71
#224	C-	White City High	White City	Rural Vista	31%	25%	Meets Expectations	47
#225	D+	Atchison High School	Atchison	Atchison Public Schools	31%	26%	Meets Expectations	429
#226	D+	Emporia High	Emporia	Emporia	31%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,510
#227	D+	Burlingame Juniorsenior High	Burlingame	Burlingame Public School	30%	22%	Meets Expectations	157
#228	D+	Burrton Mshs	Burrton	Burrton	30%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	89
#229	D+	Douglass High	Douglass	Douglass Public Schools	30%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	213
#230	D+	Gardner Edgerton High	Gardner	Gardner Edgerton	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,789
#231	D+	Great Bend High School	Great Bend	Great Bend	30%	20%	Meets Expectations	913
#232	D+	Hill City Junior Senior High	Hill City	Graham County	30%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	196
#233	D+	Washington County High School	Washington	Washington Co. Schools	30%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	164
#234	D+	Hutchinson High School	Hutchinson	Hutchinson Public Schools	29%	20%	Meets Expectations	1,299
#235	D+	Mclouth High	Mclouth	McLouth	29%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	124
#236	D+	Sylvan Lucas Unified JR SR	Sylvan Grove	Sylvan Grove	29%	21%	Meets Expectations	116
#237	D+	Tonganoxie High	Tonganoxie	Tonganoxie	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	642
#238	D+	Ulysses High	Ulysses	Ulysses	29%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	435
#239	D+	Winfield High	Winfield	Winfield	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	688
#240	D+	Augusta SR High	Augusta	Augusta	28%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	634
#241	D+	Herington High	Herington	Herington	28%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#242	D+	Jayhawk Linn High	Mound City	Jayhawk	28%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	259
#243	D+	Ottawa SR High	Ottawa	Ottawa	28%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	727
#244	D+	Parsons SR High	Parsons	Parsons	28%	20%	Meets Expectations	394
#245	D+	Topeka High	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	28%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,514
#246	D+	Yates Center High Yates Center	Yates Center	Woodson	28%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	103
#247	D	Satanta Elem (K-12)	Satanta	Satanta	33%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	116
#248	D	Canton Galva Jrsr High	Canton	Canton-Galva	28%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	137
#249	D	Hugoton High	Hugoton	Hugoton Public Schools	28%	19%	Meets Expectations	327
#250	D	Kinsley Jrsr High School	Kinsley	Kinsley-Offerle	28%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	157
#251	D	Columbus Junior High And High School	Columbus	Columbus	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	423
#252	D	Doniphan West Jrsr High School	Highland	Doniphan West Schools	27%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	152
#253	D	Fredonia Jrsr High School	Fredonia	Fredonia	27%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#254	D	Holcomb High	Holcomb	Holcomb	27%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	301
#255	D	Iola SR High	Iola	Iola	27%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#256	D	Marmaton Valley High	Moran	Marmaton Valley	27%	24%	Meets Expectations	135
#257	D	Wamego High	Wamego	Wamego	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	507
#258	D	Belle Plaine High	Belle Plaine	Belle Plaine	26%	22%	Meets Expectations	176
#259	D	Campus High Haysville	Wichita	Haysville	26%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,893
#260	D	El Dorado High	El Dorado	El Dorado	26%	19%	Meets Expectations	494
#261	D	Sedan High	Sedan	Chautauqua Co Community	26%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	199
#262	D	South Haven High	South Haven	South Haven	26%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	116
#263	D	Stockton High	Stockton	Stockton	26%	19%	Meets Expectations	93
#264	D	East High	Wichita	Wichita	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,295
#265	D	Hoisington High	Hoisington	Hoisington	25%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	201
#266	D	Southwestern Heights Jrsr High	Kismet	Kismet-Plains	25%	18%	Meets Expectations	322
#267	D	Wellington High School	Wellington	Wellington	25%	20%	Meets Expectations	478
#268	D	Bonner Springs High	Bonner Springs	Bonner Springs	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	777
#269	D	Neodesha High	Neodesha	Neodesha	24%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#270	D	Osawatomie High	Osawatomie	Osawatomie	24%	18%	Meets Expectations	281
#271	D	West Franklin High School	Pomona	West Franklin	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	204
#272	D-	Horton High	Horton	South Brown County	24%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	163
#273	D-	Field Kindley High (Magnet)	Coffeyville	Coffeyville	23%	14%	Meets Expectations	479
#274	D-	Glasco Elem (K-12)	Glasco	Southern Cloud	23%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	60
#275	D-	Goodland JR SR High School	Goodland	Goodland	23%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	413
#276	D-	Hartford Jrsr High School	Hartford	Southern Lyon County	23%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	107
#277	D-	Humboldt High School	Humboldt	Humboldt	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	185
#278	D-	South Gray High	Montezuma	Montezuma	23%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	64
#279	D-	Valley Falls High	Valley Falls	Valley Falls	23%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	116
#280	D-	Dodge City High School	Dodge City	Dodge City	22%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,084
#281	D-	Russell High	Russell	Russell County	22%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	207
#282	D-	Satanta JR SR High	Satanta	Satanta	22%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	123
#283	D-	Elkhart High	Elkhart	Elkhart	21%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	112
#284	D-	Newton SR High	Newton	Newton	21%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	956
#285	D-	North East High	Arma	Northeast	21%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	136
#286	D-	Altoona Midway Middlehigh School	Buffalo	Altoona-Midway	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	79
#287	D-	Garden City High School	Garden City	Garden City	20%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	1,973
#288	D-	Plainville High	Plainville	Plainville	20%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	182
#289	D-	Santa Fe Trail High	Carbondale	Santa Fe Trail	20%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	308
#290	D-	Arkansas City High	Arkansas City	Arkansas City	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	845
#291	D-	Erie High School	Erie	Erie-Galesburg	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	143
#292	D-	North High	Wichita	Wichita	19%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,074
#293	D-	Peabody Burns Jrsr High School	Peabody	Peabody-Burns	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	111
#294	D-	Stanton County Jrsr High School	Johnson	Stanton County	19%	15%	Meets Expectations	191
#295	D-	Turner High	Kansas City	Turner-Kansas City	19%	14%	Meets Expectations	1,171
#296	D-	Wellsville High	Wellsville	Wellsville	19%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	259
#297	D-	Gc Achieve At Jd Adams Hall (K-12)	Garden City	Garden City	14%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	114
#298	F	Heights High	Wichita	Wichita	19%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	1,292
#299	F	Lyons High School	Lyons	Lyons	18%	14%	Meets Expectations	212
#300	F	Deerfield High	Deerfield	Deerfield	17%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	63
#301	F	Liberal SR High	Liberal	Liberal	17%	13%	Meets Expectations	1,353
#302	F	South High	Wichita	Wichita	17%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	1,632
#303	F	Southeast High	Wichita	Wichita	17%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	2,189
#303	F	Southeast High	Cherokee	Cherokee	17%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	153
#305	F	Chase High	Chase	Chase-Raymond	16%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	44
#306	F	Chetopa High	Chetopa	Chetopa-St. Paul	16%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	67
#307	F	Pleasanton High	Pleasanton	Pleasanton	16%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	178
#308	F	West High	Wichita	Wichita	15%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,370
#309	F	Hope Street Charter Academy (Charter)	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	88
#310	F	Miltonvale Elem (K-12)	Miltonvale	Southern Cloud	12%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	47
#311	F	Opportunity Academy	Newton	Newton	12%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	59
#312	F	Central School (K-12)	Atchison	Atchison Public Schools	11%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	53
#313	F	F L Schlagle High	Kansas City	Kansas City	10%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	792
#314	F	Highland Park High	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	10%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	857
#315	F	Washington High	Kansas City	Kansas City	10%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,114
#316	F	Wyandotte High	Kansas City	Kansas City	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,832
#317	F	J C Harmon High	Kansas City	Kansas City	6%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,330
#318	F	Wichita Alternative High	Wichita	Wichita	6%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	238
#319	F	Alfred Fairfax Academy	Kansas City	Kansas City	4%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	67
#320	F	Avondale Academy	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	0%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	379
#321	F	Capital City	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	0%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	67
#322	F	Levy Sp Ed Center (K-12)	Wichita	Wichita	0%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	75

How Kansas's high schools compare

A: 76B: 75C: 73D: 73F: 25

47% of the 322 ranked high schools in Kansas earn an A or B (76 A grades, 75 B, 73 C, 73 D, 25 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 219 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (68% here, 74% nationally), and 127 exceed it. On average 37% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 28% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Blue Valley High (80% against 30%, A+), Wallace County High (80% against 36%, A+), Marais Des Cygnes Valley High (62% against 21%, A+), Northern Heights Allen (61% against 20%, A+), Cheylin Jrsr High (60% against 21%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 81): Blue Valley (5), Andover (2), De Soto (2), Renwick (2).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Wichita (11, 1 at A or B), Kansas City (8, 1 at A or B), Topeka (8, 2 at A or B), Shawnee Mission (5, 4 at A or B), Olathe (5, 5 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: East High (2,295 students, D, #264), Olathe North SR High (2,230 students, B, #105), Southeast High (2,189 students, F, #303).

High schools in Kansas that are not ranked

80 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (2)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F School For Blind High, Kansas City
F School For Deaf High, Olathe

Fully online schools (25)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

C Ad Astra Virtual Academy, Buhler
A- Andover Ecademy, Andover
A- Basehor Linwood Virtual School, Basehor
D- Central State Academy, Nickerson
B- Derby Virtual School, Derby
C- Education Imagine Academy, Wichita
B- Hays Virtual School, Hays
C+ Hiawatha SR High, Hiawatha
D Hutchinson Virtual School, Hutchinson
D+ Insight School Of Kansas, Spring Hill
B Kansas Connections Academy, Elkhart
B- Kansas Online Learning Program, Lost Springs
A Lawrence Virtual School, Lawrence
A+ Maize Virtual Preparatory School, Maize
B+ Manhattan Virtual Academy, Manhattan
C+ Oxford Online Virtual School, Oxford
D Rocket Online School Ks Rocs, El Dorado
C- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, Salina
D+ Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School, Lindsborg
A The Learning Center Valley Center, Valley Center
F Ulysses Community Learning Center Uclc, Ulysses
D- Usd 265 Goddard Virtual School, Goddard
D Usd 457 Virtual Academy, Garden City
F Usd 508 Eacademy, Baxter Springs
D+ West Elk Virtual Academy, Howard

Very small schools (2)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

C Hope High, Hope
D+ Western Plains High, Ransom

Not yet graded (51)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

21st Century Learning Academykiowa County, Greensburg
500 Reach, Kansas City
Abilene Virtual School, Abilene
Attica High, Attica
Beyond The Bell, Kansas City
Blue Valley Virtual Program, Overland Park
Brewster High, Brewster
Bridges Academy, Independence
Bridgeswyandot Academy, Kansas City
Bucklin High, Bucklin
Caldwell Secondary School Chisholm Trail Elea, Caldwell
Caney Valley Charter Academy, Caney
Central Plains Adult Diploma Program, Holyrood
Chaparral Virtual School, Anthony
Chisholm Life Skills Center, Wichita
Coffeyville Virtual Program, Coffeyville
Elearn 379 Virtual School Clay Center, Clay Center
Eudora Schools Virtual Learning, Eudora
Fowler High, Fowler
Fresh Start (virtual), Holton
Glasco High, Glasco
Goodland Virtual School, Goodland
Haven Virtual Academy, Haven
Healy High, Healy
Hugoton Learning Academy, Hugoton
Iola High School Virtual, Iola
Kickapoo Nation School, Powhattan
Louisburg Virtual Program, Louisburg
Marmaton Valley Virtual School, Moran
Miltonvale High, Miltonvale
Northeast Virtual School, Arma
Northern Valley High, Almena
Osawatomie Virtual School, Osawatomie
Ottawa Virtual School, Ottawa
Palco High, Palco
Point Rock Alternative, Elkhart
Pratt Learning Center, Pratt
Riverside Virtual High School, Wathena
Scott Community Learning Center, Scott City
South Gray Community Learning Center, Montezuma
Southern Coffey County High School, Leroy
Southwinds Academy, Otis
Sowers Alternative High School, Wichita
St Hosp Training Center Parsons, Parsons
Usd 331 Virtual School, Kingman
Usd 363 Virtual Academy, Holcomb
Wamego High School Virtual School, Wamego
Wellington Virtual School, Wellington
Wetmore High, Wetmore
Wilson Juniorsenior High School, Wilson
Winona High, Winona

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Kansas.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Kansas

What is the best high school in Kansas?

Blue Valley High in Randolph ranks first among the 322 ranked high schools in Kansas with a SchoolGrade of A+, 80% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30%.

How are high schools in Kansas ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Kansas have?

SchoolGrade grades 402 public high schools in Kansas; 322 are ranked here and 80 are listed as not ranked.