Best High Schools in Kansas (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

328

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

How Kansas's high schools compare

B: 18C: 108D: 180F: 22

5% of the 328 ranked high schools in Kansas earn an A or B (0 A grades, 18 B, 108 C, 180 D, 22 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 195 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (59% here, 75% nationally), and 47 exceed it. On average 24% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 27% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Wheatland High School (42% against 24%, B-), Osborne Juniorsenior High (42% against 30%, B-), Chapman High (42% against 31%, B-), Girard High (37% against 26%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 82): Blue Valley (5), Olathe (4), Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (3), De Soto (2).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Wichita (12, 1 at A or B), Kansas City (8, 0 at A or B), Topeka (8, 0 at A or B), Shawnee Mission (5, 2 at A or B), Olathe (5, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: East High (2,295 students, D, #172), Olathe North SR High (2,230 students, C, #62), Southeast High (2,189 students, D-, #301).

High schools in Kansas that are not ranked

65 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.

Fully online schools (12)

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

B+ Andover Ecademy, Andover
D- Central State Academy, Nickerson
C- Education Imagine Academy, Wichita
C- Hiawatha SR High, Hiawatha
D+ Hugoton Learning Academy, Hugoton
D+ Insight School Of Kansas, Spring Hill
B+ Kansas Connections Academy, Elkhart
A- Lawrence Virtual School, Lawrence
A+ Maize Virtual Preparatory School, Maize
C+ Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School, Lindsborg
C- The Learning Center Valley Center, Valley Center
D+ Usd 331 Virtual School, Kingman

Very small schools (5)

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

C- Bridgeswyandot Academy, Kansas City
D+ Healy High, Healy
D+ Hope High, Hope
D+ Western Plains High, Ransom
D+ Winona High, Winona

Closed schools (5)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D+ Glasco High, Glasco
B Haven Virtual Academy, Haven
D+ Miltonvale High, Miltonvale
B+ Wetmore High, Wetmore
C Wilson Juniorsenior High School, Wilson

Not yet graded (43)

Too little test data to grade.

Abilene Virtual School, Abilene
Ad Astra Virtual Academy, Buhler
Basehor Linwood Virtual School, Basehor
Beyond The Bell, Kansas City
Bridges Academy, Independence
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
Derby Virtual School, Derby
Elearn 379 Virtual School Clay Center, Clay Center
Eudora Schools Virtual Learning, Eudora
Goodland Virtual School, Goodland
Hays Virtual School, Hays
Hutchinson Virtual School, Hutchinson
Iola High School Virtual, Iola
Kansas Online Learning Program, Lost Springs
Louisburg Virtual Program, Louisburg
Manhattan Virtual Academy, Manhattan
Marmaton Valley Virtual School, Moran
Northeast Virtual School, Arma
Osawatomie Virtual School, Osawatomie
Ottawa Virtual School, Ottawa
Oxford Online Virtual School, Oxford
Point Rock Alternative, Elkhart
Pratt Learning Center, Pratt
Riverside Virtual High School, Wathena
Rocket Online School Ks Rocs, El Dorado
Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, Salina
School For Blind High, Kansas City
School For Deaf High, Olathe
Scott Community Learning Center, Scott City
South Gray Community Learning Center, Montezuma
St Hosp Training Center Parsons, Parsons
Ulysses Community Learning Center Uclc, Ulysses
Usd 265 Goddard Virtual School, Goddard
Usd 457 Virtual Academy, Garden City
Usd 508 Eacademy, Baxter Springs
Wamego High School Virtual School, Wamego
Wellington Virtual School, Wellington
West Elk Virtual Academy, Howard

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 Stilwell ranks first among the 328 ranked high schools in Kansas with a SchoolGrade of B, 48% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

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 393 public high schools in Kansas; 328 are ranked here and 65 are listed as not ranked.