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Best Schools in Kansas City, KS
Kansas City, KS has 70 public schools (13 high, 12 middle, 43 elementary) serving 34,576 students. On average they score 24% on state proficiency tests against a projected 22%, so schools in Kansas City don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Kansas City, KS
The top high schools in Kansas City, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sumner Academy Of Arts & Science
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Projected Test Scores
Kansas City • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 1102 Students
2. Lansing High 9-12
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Lansing • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 870 Students
3. Piper High
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Piper-kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 779 Students
4. Bonner Springs High
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Bonner Springs • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 777 Students
5. Turner High
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1171 Students
6. Washington High
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1114 Students
7. F L Schlagle High
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 792 Students
8. School For Blind High
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School For Blind • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 11 Students
9. Wyandotte High
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1832 Students
10. J C Harmon High
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1330 Students
Best Middle Schools in Kansas City, KS
The top middle schools in Kansas City, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Lansing Middle 6-8
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Lansing • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 635 Students
2. Piper Middle
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Piper-kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 708 Students
3. Turner Sixth Grade Academy
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades 6 • 293 Students
4. Robert E Clark Middle
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Bonner Springs • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 563 Students
5. Turner Middle School
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 571 Students
6. Arrowhead Middle
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 419 Students
7. Carl B. Bruce Middle School
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 837 Students
8. Gloria Willis Middle School
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 707 Students
9. Rosedale Middle
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 798 Students
10. D D Eisenhower Middle
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Kansas City • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 590 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Kansas City, KS
The top elementary schools in Kansas City, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Piper Creek Elementary
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Piper-kansas City • Public • Grades 3 - 5 • 608 Students
2. Lansing Elementary School
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Lansing • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 762 Students
3. Edwardsville Elem
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Bonner Springs • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 341 Students
4. Lansing Intermediate School
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Lansing • Public • Grades 4 - 5 • 367 Students
5. Frank Rushton Elem
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Kansas City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 311 Students
6. Emerson Elem
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Kansas City • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 182 Students
7. Junction Elementary
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 245 Students
8. Oak Grove Elem
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 526 Students
9. Turner Elem
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 565 Students
10. Midland Trail
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Turner-kansas City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 494 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Kansas City, KS
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Kansas City, KS has a total population of 156,587 with 27% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 81%, and 20% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Kansas City, KS
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Kansas City, KS.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
32.02 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
6.37 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
25.65 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Kansas City, KS.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Kansas City, KS.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Kansas City, KS Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Kansas City, KS
How many schools are in Kansas City, KS?
Kansas City, KS has 70 public schools: 13 high schools, 12 middle schools and 43 elementary schools, serving 34,576 students in total.
How do schools in Kansas City perform on state tests?
On average, 70 schools in Kansas City score 24% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 22%, so on average schools in Kansas City don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Kansas City?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 42%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 57%
- Projected: 51%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 53%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 71%
- Projected: 52%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 64%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 55%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 22%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Kansas City
53 of 58 schools in Kansas City carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 5D: 18F: 27
All 58 public schools we grade in Kansas City. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (7)
- F L Schlagle High
- J C Harmon High
- Piper High
- School For Blind High
- Turner High
- Washington High
- Wyandotte High
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- Argentine Middle
- Arrowhead Middle
- Carl B Bruce Middle School
- Central Middle
- D D Eisenhower Middle
- Gloria Willis Middle School
- Piper Middle
- Rosedale Middle
- Turner Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (33)
- Banneker Elem
- Bertram Caruthers Elem
- Chelsea Elem
- Claude A Huyck Elem
- Delaware Ridge Elementary
- Douglass Elem
- Emerson Elem
- Eugene Ware Elem
- Frances Willard Elem
- Frank Rushton Elem
- Grant Elem
- Hazel Grove Elem
- John F Kennedy Elem
- John Fiske Elem
- Junction Elementary
- Lindbergh Elem
- Lowell Brune Elementary School
- M E Pearson Elem
- Mark Twain Elem
- Mckinley Elementary School
- New Stanley Elem
- Noble Prentis Elem
- Oak Grove Elem
- Piper Creek Elementary
- Piper Prairie Elementary
- Quindaro Elem
- School For Blind Elementary
- Silver City Elem
- Thomas A Edison Elem
- Turner Elem
- Welborn Elem
- West Park Elementary School
- Whittier Elem
Other schools and academies (9)
- 500 Reach
- Alfred Fairfax Academy
- Beyond The Bell
- Bridgeswyandot Academy
- Midland Trail
- Stony Point North
- Stony Point South
- Sumner Academy Of Arts And Science
- Turner Sixth Grade Academy
Private schools (5)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Bishop Ward High School
- Christ The King Parish School
- Holy Name School
- Resurrection Catholic School
- St Patricks School