Top 5 Best Counties for Public Schools in Kansas (2021-22)
The top ranked counties for public schools in Kansas are listed below (2021-22).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county 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.
Statewide Range: 7%
37%
Avg. Statewide: 19%
Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in Kansas (2021-22)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
37%
(59 out of 160)
(59 out of 160)
- Prairie Creek Elementary School
Rank: #1 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Timber Creek Elementary School
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 83%) - Corinth Elementary School
Rank: #3 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Johnson County, KS Schools
Rank: #22.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Centralia Elementary School
Rank: #47 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%) - Sabetha Elementary School
Rank: #79 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%) - Nemaha Central Elementary And Middle School
Rank: #119 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55% | Reading: 58%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Nemaha County, KS Schools
Rank: #33.
22%
(6 out of 27)
(6 out of 27)
- Bradley Elementary School
Rank: #11 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 76%) - Macarthur Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 72%) - Eisenhower Elementary School
Rank: #30 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 71%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Leavenworth County, KS Schools
Rank: #44.
11%
(18 out of 158)
(18 out of 158)
- Wheatland Elementary School
Rank: #4 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%) - Circle Greenwich Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sedgwick County, KS Schools
Rank: #5-65 - 6.
7%
(4 out of 56)
(4 out of 56)
- Elmont Elementary School
Rank: #52 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 63%) - Jay Shideler Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 58% | Reading: 66%) - Silver Lake Elementary School
Rank: #115 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 61% | Reading: 56%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Shawnee County, KS Schools
Rank: #5-65 - 6.
7%
(3 out of 43)
(3 out of 43)
- Prairie Creek Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Robert M. Martin Elementary School
Rank: #21 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%) - Meadowlark Elementary School
Rank: #108 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Butler County, KS Schools
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