Top Kansas Public Schools
- Kansas is the #28 largest school system in the United States, serving 490,702 students across the 1,320 public schools for the 2020 school year.
- The percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Kansas is 34%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 38%.
- The top ranked public schools in Kansas are West Elk Schools, Harmony Elementary School and Lakewood Elementary School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 36% (majority majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 14:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(KS) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
20%
Black
7%
White
64%
Two or more races
5%
Top Overall Ranked Public Schools in Kansas (2020)
- School Student Proficiency Grades Location
- 1.Math: ≥99% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-121199 State Highway 99
Howard, KS 67349
(620)374-2147 - 2.Math: 84% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 1%)Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-514140 Grant St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913)239-6200 - 3.Math: 82% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 1%)Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-514600 Lamar Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913)239-6500 -
- 4.-5.Math: 75-79% (Top 1%) Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-515201 Monrovia St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913)239-6800 - 4.-5.Math: 82% (Top 1%) Reading: 80% (Top 1%)Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-516451 Flint St
Olathe, KS 66062
(913)239-7800 - 6.Math: 82% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 1%)Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-517077 W 165th St
Olathe, KS 66062
(913)592-7255 - 7.Math: 78% (Top 1%) Reading: 81% (Top 1%)Math: 78% (Top 1%)
Reading: 81% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-68301 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66206
(913)993-2900 - 8.-9.Math: 80-89% (Top 1%) Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)Math: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-51539 Hwy 18
Chapman, KS 67431
(785)598-2226 - 8.-9.Math: 79% (Top 1%) Reading: 78% (Top 5%)Math: 79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-515200 E. 21st Street
Wichita, KS 67230
(316)218-4820 - 10.Math: 70-74% (Top 5%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-512775 Goodman St.
Overland Park, KS 66213
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Top Kansas Public Schools by County (2020)
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# Students
% Minority
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