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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kansas City, Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Kansas City, Kansas, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science leads the list at 68.1%, against a median of 23.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
51
Kansas City, Kansas
Top % Proficient (Reading)
68.1%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
23.7%
BEST IN READING · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,04568.1%
2Piper Creek ElementaryKansas City, KSPiper-Kansas CityElementary59855.1%
3Frank Rushton ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary35951.1%
4Junction ElementaryKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityElementary23450.0%
5Piper MiddleKansas City, KSPiper-Kansas CityMiddle68048.5%
6Emerson ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary17147.6%
7Turner ElemKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityElementary56046.9%
8Oak Grove ElemKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityElementary53245.5%
9Midland TrailKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityElementary49544.5%
10Piper HighKansas City, KSPiper-Kansas CityHigh91342.0%
11Delaware Ridge ElementaryKansas City, KSBonner SpringsElementary37840.0%
12Claude A Huyck ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary30438.8%
13Stony Point SouthKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary24734.1%
14Whittier ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary50233.6%
15John F Kennedy ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary41931.5%
16Hazel Grove ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary53731.3%
17Turner Sixth Grade AcademyKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityMiddle29930.2%
18Stony Point NorthKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary30030.1%
19Mark Twain ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary22229.2%
20Lowell Brune Elementary SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary43227.8%
21Turner Middle SchoolKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityMiddle58527.5%
22Thomas A Edison ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary24427.4%
23McKinley Elementary SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary24326.5%
24Quindaro ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary32525.3%
25New Stanley ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary25124.0%
26Turner HighKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityHigh1,14723.7%
27Welborn ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary50423.5%
28Arrowhead MiddleKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle41221.9%
29Silver City ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary1,49521.4%
30Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary36421.3%
31West Park Elementary SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary53421.2%
32Banneker ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary26820.8%
33Noble Prentis ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary19320.8%
34M E Pearson ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary60620.7%
35Chelsea ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary55719.7%
36Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle82119.3%
37Grant ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary28918.3%
38Frances Willard ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary43418.3%
39John Fiske ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary28717.0%
40Eugene Ware ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary24216.8%
41Gloria Willis Middle SchoolKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle73716.8%
42Argentine MiddleKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle51915.1%
43Rosedale MiddleKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle50114.3%
44F L Schlagle HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh84114.3%
45Douglass ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary28513.4%
46Lindbergh ElemKansas City, KSKansas CityElementary21613.4%
47D D Eisenhower MiddleKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle63412.4%
48Central MiddleKansas City, KSKansas CityMiddle68711.7%
49J C Harmon HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,28510.4%
50Wyandotte HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,9038.8%
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