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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Shawnee County, Kansas

49 public schools in Shawnee County, Kansas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Silver Lake Elem leads the list at 66.8%, against a median of 40.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shawnee County, Kansas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

66.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

40.9%

BEST IN READING · SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Silver Lake Elem	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	Elementary	355	66.8%
2	Jay Shideler Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	492	66.1%
3	North Fairview	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Elementary	278	65.3%
4	Elmont Elem	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Elementary	303	62.6%
5	Silver Lake Jr-Sr High	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	High	355	61.1%
6	Indian Hills Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	440	55.3%
7	Whitson Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	416	54.5%
8	Wanamaker Elem	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	475	54.3%
9	West Indianola Elem	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Elementary	395	54.0%
10	Tecumseh South Elem	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	Elementary	464	50.7%
11	Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	High	253	50.5%
12	Berryton Elem	Berryton, KS	Shawnee Heights	Elementary	560	50.5%
13	Farley Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	596	50.4%
14	Auburn Elementary	Auburn, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	336	47.5%
15	Northern Hills Elementary	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Elementary	408	46.1%
16	McCarter Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	401	45.9%
17	Shawnee Heights Middle	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	Middle	540	45.8%
18	Washburn Rural Middle School	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Middle	966	44.6%
19	Washburn Rural High	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	High	1,878	44.4%
20	Seaman Middle School	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Middle	560	43.0%
21	Shawnee Heights Elem	Topeka, KS	Shawnee Heights	Elementary	429	42.7%
22	Rossville Elem	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	Elementary	321	42.0%
23	Tecumseh North Elem	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	Elementary	435	42.0%
24	Randolph Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	346	41.1%
25	Logan Elementary	Topeka, KS	Seaman	Elementary	558	40.9%
26	Seaman High	Topeka, KS	Seaman	High	1,190	40.7%
27	Jardine Elementary	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	729	37.7%
28	Topeka West High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	971	37.6%
29	State Street Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	411	37.3%
30	McClure Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	301	36.3%
31	Landon Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	430	35.4%
32	Topeka High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	1,578	35.1%
33	Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	447	34.8%
34	Shawnee Heights High	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	High	1,218	34.7%
35	Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	294	33.6%
36	Pauline Central Primary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Elementary	406	33.3%
37	Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	402	33.1%
38	McEachron Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	422	31.7%
39	Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	480	31.4%
40	Pauline South Intermediate	Wakarusa, KS	Auburn-Washburn	Middle	277	29.7%
41	Highland Park Central	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	318	28.7%
42	Robinson Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	361	27.6%
43	Quincy Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	142	27.6%
44	Jardine Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	508	26.2%
45	Chase Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	390	20.7%
46	Ross Elementary	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Elementary	563	20.6%
47	Highland Park High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	835	17.1%
48	Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	103	16.7%
49	Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	Middle	440	10.8%

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