Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Kansas
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Kansas are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Kansas (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
- Eisenhower Elementary School
Rank: #66 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 71%) - Bradley Elementary School
Rank: #95 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65-69%) - Macarthur Elementary School
Rank: #124 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 65%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fort Leavenworth, KS Schools
63%
(5 out of 8)
(5 out of 8)
57%
(4 out of 7)
(4 out of 7)
- Cedar Hills Elementary School
Rank: #38 of 1,265 (Top 1%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 73%) - Blue River Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 62% | Reading: 74%) - Stilwell Elementary School
Rank: #110 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Stilwell, KS Schools
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Mill Creek Elementary School
Rank: #79 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 67%) - Horizon Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 63%) - Manchester Park Elementary School
Rank: #123 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 61% | Reading: 71%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lenexa, KS Schools
54%
(20 out of 37)
(20 out of 37)
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Highlands Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Westwood View Elementary School
Rank: #75 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%) - Roesland Elementary School
Rank: #154 of 1,265 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mission, KS Schools
40%
(6 out of 15)
(6 out of 15)
- Clear Creek Elementary School
Rank: #34 of 1,265 (Top 1%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 75%) - Riverview Elementary School
Rank: #52 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 72%) - Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #66 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 68%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Shawnee, KS Schools
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Prairie Creek Elementary School
Rank: #58 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%) - Meadowlark Elementary School
Rank: #154 of 1,265 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%) - Sunflower Elementary School
Rank: #219 of 1,265 (Top 10%)
(Math: 58% | Reading: 59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Andover, KS Schools
28%
(15 out of 54)
(15 out of 54)
- Timber Creek Elementary School
Rank: #13 of 1,265 (Top 1%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%) - Prairie Creek Elementary School
Rank: #23 of 1,265 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 76%) - Regency Place Elementary School
Rank: #45 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Olathe, KS Schools
27%
(3 out of 11)
(3 out of 11)
- Apollo Elementary School
Rank: #110 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%) - Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Rank: #195 of 1,265 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%) - Explorer Elementary School
Rank: #195 of 1,265 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Goddard, KS Schools
4%
(4 out of 100)
(4 out of 100)
- Wheatland Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 1,265 (Top 1%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 81%) - Circle Greenwich Elementary School
Rank: #58 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%) - Robert M. Martin Elementary School
Rank: #69 of 1,265 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Wichita, KS Schools
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