2016 Best High Schools in Kansas, US

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

State Rank
School
Student-Teacher Ratio
College Readiness
Mathematics
(Avg. Proficiency)
Reading
(Avg. Proficiency)
#1

Blue Valley North High School

12200 Lamar Ave

Overland Park, KS 66209

Blue Valley

#720 Nationally Ranked

18:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,536 Students

86 Teachers

49.4

Above KS Avg

54% Tested (AP®)

48% Passed (AP®)

3.6

Above KS Avg

94% Proficient

6% Not Proficient

3.8

Above KS Avg

97% Proficient

3% Not Proficient

#2

Blue Valley High School

6001 West 159Th St

Stilwell, KS 66085

Blue Valley

#979 Nationally Ranked

17:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,464 Students

85 Teachers

43.6

Above KS Avg

51% Tested (AP®)

41% Passed (AP®)

3.7

Above KS Avg

98% Proficient

2% Not Proficient

3.8

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

#3

Blue Valley Southwest High School

17600 Quivira Rd

Overland Park, KS 66062

Blue Valley

#1167 Nationally Ranked

16:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,069 Students

67 Teachers

40.0

Above KS Avg

49% Tested (AP®)

37% Passed (AP®)

3.7

Above KS Avg

95% Proficient

5% Not Proficient

3.8

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

#4

Olathe Northwest High School

21300 College Blvd

Olathe, KS 66061

Olathe

#1405 Nationally Ranked

16:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,938 Students

122 Teachers

36.1

Above KS Avg

44% Tested (AP®)

33% Passed (AP®)

3.6

Above KS Avg

94% Proficient

6% Not Proficient

3.7

Above KS Avg

97% Proficient

3% Not Proficient

#5

Blue Valley Northwest High School

13260 Switzer Rd

Overland Park, KS 66213

Blue Valley

#1418 Nationally Ranked

18:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,607 Students

91 Teachers

35.9

Above KS Avg

41% Tested (AP®)

34% Passed (AP®)

3.6

Above KS Avg

95% Proficient

5% Not Proficient

3.8

Above KS Avg

97% Proficient

3% Not Proficient

#6

Blue Valley West High School

16200 Antioch Rd

Overland Park, KS 66085

Blue Valley

#1464 Nationally Ranked

16:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,365 Students

85 Teachers

35.3

Above KS Avg

42% Tested (AP®)

33% Passed (AP®)

3.7

Above KS Avg

95% Proficient

5% Not Proficient

3.7

Above KS Avg

96% Proficient

4% Not Proficient

#7

Northeast Magnet High School

5550 North Lycee

Bel Aire, KS 67226

Wichita

#1806 Nationally Ranked

14:1

Larger than KS Avg

642 Students

46 Teachers

30.4

Above KS Avg

51% Tested (AP®)

23% Passed (AP®)

3.5

Above KS Avg

92% Proficient

8% Not Proficient

3.4

Near KS Avg

92% Proficient

8% Not Proficient

#8

Liberal Senior High School

1611 West 2Nd

Liberal, KS 67901

Liberal

#2128 Nationally Ranked

15:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,237 Students

84 Teachers

26.3

Above KS Avg

56% Tested (AP®)

16% Passed (AP®)

3.0

Below KS Avg

70% Proficient

30% Not Proficient

3.2

Below KS Avg

83% Proficient

17% Not Proficient

#9

DeSoto High School

35000 West 91St St

De Soto, KS 66018

De Soto

#2506 Nationally Ranked

13:1

Near KS Avg

689 Students

54 Teachers

22.1

Near KS Avg

25% Tested (AP®)

21% Passed (AP®)

3.5

Above KS Avg

94% Proficient

6% Not Proficient

3.7

Above KS Avg

98% Proficient

2% Not Proficient

#10

Mill Valley High School

5900 Monticello Rd

Shawnee, KS 66226

De Soto

#2593 Nationally Ranked

16:1

Larger than KS Avg

1,302 Students

82 Teachers

21.2

Near KS Avg

25% Tested (AP®)

20% Passed (AP®)

3.7

Above KS Avg

99% Proficient

1% Not Proficient

3.6

Above KS Avg

99% Proficient

1% Not Proficient

Andale High School

700 West Rush

Andale, KS 67001

Renwick

Recognized Nationally

14:1

Larger than KS Avg

417 Students

30 Teachers

14.4

Near KS Avg

18% Tested (AP®)

13% Passed (AP®)

3.7

Above KS Avg

96% Proficient

4% Not Proficient

3.6

Above KS Avg

93% Proficient

7% Not Proficient

Arkansas City High School

1200 West Radio Ln

Arkansas City, KS 67005

Arkansas City

Recognized Nationally

13:1

Near KS Avg

775 Students

59 Teachers

4.1

Below KS Avg

9% Tested (AP®)

2% Passed (AP®)

3.2

Near KS Avg

79% Proficient

21% Not Proficient

3.4

Near KS Avg

92% Proficient

8% Not Proficient

Atchison High School

1500 West Riley St

Atchison, KS 66002

Atchison Public Schools

Recognized Nationally

11:1

Near KS Avg

413 Students

37 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.3

Near KS Avg

86% Proficient

14% Not Proficient

3.3

Near KS Avg

83% Proficient

17% Not Proficient

Axtell High School

504 Pine St

Axtell, KS 66403

Prairie Hills

Recognized Nationally

10:1

Near KS Avg

111 Students

11 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.8

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

3.9

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

B and B Junior/​Senior High School

313 Nemaha

Baileyville, KS 66404

Nemaha Central

Recognized Nationally

8:1

Smaller than KS Avg

78 Students

10 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.9

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

3.9

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

Belle Plaine High School

822 North Merchant

Belle Plaine, KS 67013

Belle Plaine

Recognized Nationally

9:1

Near KS Avg

178 Students

20 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.5

Above KS Avg

89% Proficient

11% Not Proficient

3.6

Above KS Avg

97% Proficient

3% Not Proficient

Bonner Springs High School

100 Mcdanield

Bonner Springs, KS 66012

Bonner Springs

Recognized Nationally

13:1

Near KS Avg

721 Students

55 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.4

Near KS Avg

90% Proficient

10% Not Proficient

3.4

Near KS Avg

94% Proficient

6% Not Proficient

Bucklin High School

422 South Main

Bucklin, KS 67834

Bucklin

Recognized Nationally

6:1

Smaller than KS Avg

62 Students

10 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.7

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

3.5

Near KS Avg

93% Proficient

7% Not Proficient

Burrton Middle School/​High School

105 East Lincoln

Burrton, KS 67020

Burrton

Recognized Nationally

8:1

Smaller than KS Avg

125 Students

17 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.4

Near KS Avg

92% Proficient

8% Not Proficient

3.8

Above KS Avg

100% Proficient

0% Not Proficient

Canton-​Galva High School

506 South Kansas

Canton, KS 67428

Canton-Galva

Recognized Nationally

9:1

Near KS Avg

111 Students

13 Teachers

N/A

N/A

N/A Tested (N/A)

N/A Passed (N/A)

3.6

Above KS Avg

97% Proficient

3% Not Proficient

3.4

Near KS Avg

93% Proficient

7% Not Proficient

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