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Best Schools in Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS has 307 public schools (59 high, 54 middle, 170 elementary) serving 127,643 students. On average they score 39% on state proficiency tests against a projected 33%, so schools in Wichita meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Wichita, KS
The top high schools in Wichita, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Cheney High
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Cheney • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 246 Students
2. Conway Springs High School
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Conway Springs • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 149 Students
3. Andover High
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Andover • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1014 Students
4. Moundridge High
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Moundridge • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 132 Students
5. Andale High
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Renwick • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 375 Students
6. Clearwater High
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Clearwater • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 368 Students
7. Andover Central High School
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Andover • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 856 Students
8. Garden Plain High
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Renwick • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 173 Students
9. Norwich High
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Kingman - Norwich • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 73 Students
10. Hesston High
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Hesston • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 272 Students
Best Middle Schools in Wichita, KS
The top middle schools in Wichita, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Cheney Middle School 6-8
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Cheney • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 176 Students
2. Andover Middle School
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Andover • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 726 Students
3. Andover Central Middle School
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Andover • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 601 Students
4. Hesston Middle
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Hesston • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 294 Students
5. Maize South Intermediate School
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Maize • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 465 Students
6. Discovery Intermediate School
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Goddard • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 485 Students
7. Maize South Middle School
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Maize • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 549 Students
8. Remington Middle School
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Remington-whitewater • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 142 Students
9. Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School
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Clearwater • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 412 Students
10. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
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Goddard • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 614 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Wichita, KS
The top elementary schools in Wichita, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Honeytree And Branches Academy
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Honeytree And Branches Academy • Private • Grades Pre K - 6 • 169 Students
2. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School • Private • Grades Pre K - 8 • 497 Students
3. Abilene Elem
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Valley Center Pub Sch • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 259 Students
4. Wheatland Elementary
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Andover • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 433 Students
5. Holy Spirit Catholic School
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Holy Spirit Catholic School • Private • Grades Pre K - 8 • 146 Students
6. St Joseph Catholic School
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St Joseph Catholic School • Private • Grades KG - 6 • 95 Students
7. St Catherine Of Siena Catholic School
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St Catherine Of Siena Catholic School • Private • Grades Pre K - 8 • 483 Students
8. St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
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St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School • Private • Grades KG - 8 • 469 Students
9. Apollo Elementary School
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Goddard • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 527 Students
10. Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem
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Wichita • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 294 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Wichita, KS
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Wichita, KS has a total population of 647,610 with 27% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 90%, and 32% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Wichita, 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 Wichita, KS.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
33.43 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
6.18 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
27.26 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Wichita, KS.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Wichita, 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 Wichita, KS Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Wichita, KS
How many schools are in Wichita, KS?
Wichita, KS has 307 public schools: 59 high schools, 54 middle schools and 170 elementary schools, serving 127,643 students in total.
How do schools in Wichita perform on state tests?
On average, 307 schools in Wichita score 39% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 33%, so on average schools in Wichita meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Wichita?
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: 36%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 28%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 47%
- Projected: 45%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Wichita
90 of 99 schools in Wichita carry a SchoolGrade (9 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 5C: 9D: 31F: 37
All 99 public schools we grade in Wichita. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (11)
- Campus High Haysville
- East High
- Heights High
- Maize South High School
- North High
- Northwest High
- South High
- Southeast High
- Sowers Alternative High School
- West High
- Wichita Alternative High
Middle and junior high schools (18)
- Allison Traditional Magnet Middle
- Brooks Magnet Middle School
- Coleman Middle School
- Curtis Middle School
- Hadley Middle School
- Hamilton Middle School
- Jardine Technology Middle Magnet
- Maize South Intermediate School
- Maize South Middle School
- Marshall Middle School
- Mayberry Cultural And Fine Arts Magnet Middle
- Mead Middle School
- Pleasant Valley Middle School
- Robinson Middle School
- Stucky Middle School
- Truesdell Middle School
- Wells Alternative Middle School
- Wilbur Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (55)
- Adams Elem
- Allen Elem
- Anderson Elem
- Beech Elem
- Benton Elem
- Black Traditional Magnet Elem
- Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem
- Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
- Caldwell Elem
- Cessna Elem
- Circle Greenwich Elementary
- Clark Elem
- Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary
- Cloud Elem
- College Hill Elem
- Colvin Elem
- Earhart Environ Magnet Elem
- Enterprise Elem
- Franklin Elem
- Gammon Elem
- Gardiner Elem
- Griffith Elem
- Harry Street Elem
- Hyde Intl Studiescommun Elem Magnet
- Irving Elementary
- Jackson Elementary
- Jefferson Elem
- Kensler Elem
- Lawrence Elem
- Linwood Elementary
- Maize South Elementary
- Mccollom Elem
- Mclean Sciencetech Magnet Elem
- Meadowlark Elementary
- Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
- O K Elem
- Oaklawn Elem
- Oatville Elem
- Ortiz Elementary School
- Park Elementary
- Paul B Cooper Elem
- Payne Elem
- Peterson Elem
- Pleasant Valley Elem
- Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary
- Robert M Martin Elementary
- Ruth Clark Elementary K 5
- Seltzer Elem
- Stanley Elem
- Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
- Wheatland Elementary
- White Elem
- Wineteer Elem
- Woodland Health Wellness Magnet Elem
- Woodman Elem
Other schools and academies (15)
- Bryant Opportunity Academy
- Chisholm Life Skills Center
- Christa Mcauliffe Academy
- Dodge Literacy Magnet
- Education Imagine Academy
- Enders Stem And Leadership Magnet
- Gordon Parks Academy
- Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
- Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
- Levy Sp Ed Center
- Louverture Computer Technology Magnet
- Mueller Aerospaceengineering Discovery Magne
- Price Harris Communications Magnet
- Spaght Multimedia Magnet
- Wichita Learning Center
Private schools (26)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- All Saints Catholic Elementary
- Annoor Islamic School
- Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
- Central Christian Academy
- Christ The King Catholic School
- Classical School Of Wichita
- Honeytree And Branches Academy
- Independent Elementary
- Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School
- Life Preparatory Academy
- Morning Star Christian Academy
- Northfield School Of Liberal Arts
- St Anne Elementary School
- St Catherine Of Siena Catholic School
- St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
- St Joseph Catholic School
- St Jude Catholic School
- St Peter Catholic School
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
- Sunrise Christian Academy
- The Independent School, High
- Three Angels Seventh-day Adventist School
- Trinity Academy
- Wichita Adventist Christian Academy
- Wichita Collegiate School
- Wichita Friends School