Kansas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Kansas

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

75/100
Top score
B+
Top grade
65/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Kiowa County High School in Greensburg is Kansas's top-resourced public school, scoring 75/100 on the NCES resource index.

75/100
top score (grade B+)
1
schools at the top grade (B+)
65/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Kiowa County High School Greensburg B+ 75
2 Sublette Elem Sublette B 74
3 Plains Elem Plains B 72
4 Fort Larned Elementary School Larned B- 69
5 Oakley Sr High Oakley B- 69
6 Mccormick Elementary Olsburg B- 68
7 Quinter Jr-Sr High Quinter B- 68
8 Jefferson Co North High Winchester B- 68
9 Sharon Springs Elem Sharon Springs B- 68
10 Madison High Madison B- 68
11 Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School Peabody B- 68
12 Lakin High Lakin B- 67
13 Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School Claflin B- 67
14 Centralia High Centralia B- 67
15 Frankfort High Frankfort B- 67
16 Mill Creek Elem Shawnee Mission B- 66
17 Brookwood Elem Shawnee Mission B- 66
18 Nemaha Central High School Seneca B- 66
19 Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood Holyrood B- 66
20 Garden Plain High Garden Plain B- 66
21 Santa Fe Trail Elem Shawnee Mission B- 65
22 Osborne Elem Osborne B- 65
23 Lincoln Elem Lincoln B- 65
24 Corinth Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 64
25 Trailwood Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 64
26 Christa Mcauliffe Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 64
27 Bluejacket-Flint Shawnee Mission C+ 64
28 Sunflower Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 64
29 Highlands Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 64
30 Clay Center Community High Clay Center C+ 64
31 Cimarron Elem Cimarron C+ 64
32 Oskaloosa Jr-Sr High School Oskaloosa C+ 64
33 Anthony Elem Anthony C+ 64
34 Goessel High Goessel C+ 64
35 White City Elem White City C+ 64
36 Prairie Star Middle Leawood C+ 63
37 John Diemer Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 63
38 Tomahawk Elem Shawnee Mission C+ 63
39 Eisenhower Elementary McPherson C+ 63
40 Rawlins County Jr/Sr High School Atwood C+ 63
41 Decatur Community Jr/Sr High Oberlin C+ 63
42 Cheylin Elementary Bird City C+ 63
43 Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary Shawnee Mission C+ 62
44 Mccarter Elem Topeka C+ 62
45 Amanda Arnold Elem Manhattan C+ 62
46 Liberty Middle School Pratt C+ 62
47 Lincoln Elem Great Bend C+ 62
48 Stanton County Elementary Johnson C+ 62
49 Haven High Haven C+ 62
50 Lacygne Elem LaCygne C+ 62

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Kansas? ▼

The top-rated school in Kansas is Kiowa County High School in Greensburg with a quality score of 75/100 (grade B+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.