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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Kansas, drawn from 262 qualifying public high schools. Blue Valley Southwest High School leads the list at 68.5%, against a median of 37.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

262

Kansas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

68.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.8%

BEST IN READING · KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Blue Valley Southwest High School	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	High	1,057	68.5%
2	Sumner Academy of Arts & Science	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	High	1,045	68.1%
3	Wabaunsee Sr High	Alma, KS	Wabaunsee	High	115	66.7%
4	Blue Valley High	Stilwell, KS	Blue Valley	High	1,396	64.9%
5	Blue Valley West High	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	High	1,534	64.7%
6	Northern Heights	Allen, KS	North Lyon County	High	102	63.6%
7	Blue Valley Northwest High	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	High	1,496	62.8%
8	Blue Valley North High	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	High	1,376	62.5%
9	Andover High	Andover, KS	Andover	High	1,018	62.2%
10	Chapman High	Chapman, KS	Chapman	High	383	61.7%
11	Smoky Valley High	Lindsborg, KS	Smoky Valley	High	243	61.5%
12	Silver Lake Jr-Sr High	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	High	355	61.1%
13	Valley Heights Jr/Sr High	Blue Rapids, KS	Valley Heights	High	166	60.7%
14	Louisburg High	Louisburg, KS	Louisburg	High	529	60.3%
15	Cheney High	Cheney, KS	Cheney	High	235	60.0%
16	Smith Center Jr Sr High	Smith Center, KS	Smith Center	High	183	59.8%
17	Riley County High School	Riley, KS	Riley County	High	232	58.9%
18	Baxter Springs High	Baxter Springs, KS	Baxter Springs	High	361	57.1%
19	Conway Springs High School	Conway Springs, KS	Conway Springs	High	144	56.7%
20	Ingalls High School/Junior High	Ingalls, KS	Ingalls	High	114	56.1%
21	Riverside High School	Wathena, KS	Riverside	High	181	55.8%
22	Mill Valley High School	Shawnee, KS	De Soto	High	1,432	55.4%
23	Shawnee Mission East High	Prairie Village, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	High	1,737	55.1%
24	Rock Creek High School	St George, KS	Rock Creek	High	415	54.7%
25	Lawrence Free State High	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	High	1,774	54.2%
26	Clearwater High	Clearwater, KS	Clearwater	High	361	54.0%
27	Eureka Jr/Sr High	Eureka, KS	Eureka	High	234	54.0%
28	Kiowa County Junior High/High School	Greensburg, KS	Kiowa County	High	131	53.7%
29	Caney Valley High	Caney, KS	Caney Valley	High	335	53.5%
30	Pratt Sr High	Pratt, KS	Pratt	High	337	53.1%
31	Andale High	Andale, KS	Renwick	High	381	53.0%
32	Sabetha High School	Sabetha, KS	Prairie Hills	High	217	52.8%
33	Olathe Northwest High School	Olathe, KS	Olathe	High	1,958	52.8%
34	Girard High	Girard, KS	Girard	High	284	52.7%
35	Abilene High School	Abilene, KS	Abilene	High	443	52.6%
36	Moundridge High	Moundridge, KS	Moundridge	High	160	52.2%
37	Uniontown High School	Uniontown, KS	Uniontown	High	178	52.1%
38	Shawnee Mission South High	Overland Park, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	High	1,574	52.0%
39	Dexter High	Dexter, KS	Dexter	High	157	51.2%
40	Hesston High	Hesston, KS	Hesston	High	274	51.2%
41	Osborne Junior/Senior High	Osborne, KS	Osborne County	High	157	51.1%
42	Hillsboro Middle/High School	Hillsboro, KS	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	High	310	51.0%
43	Shawnee Mission Northwest High	Shawnee, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	High	1,599	50.9%
44	Colby Senior High	Colby, KS	Colby Public Schools	High	296	50.7%
45	Eudora High School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	High	558	50.7%
46	Basehor-Linwood High School	Basehor, KS	Basehor-Linwood	High	882	50.6%
47	Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	High	253	50.5%
48	Manhattan High School	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	High	2,087	50.1%
49	Caldwell Secondary School	Caldwell, KS	Caldwell	High	109	50.0%
50	Chase County Junior Senior High School	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Chase County	High	192	50.0%

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