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The highest-performing public schools in science in Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Kansas, drawn from 1,018 qualifying public schools. Highlands Elem leads the list at 87.7%, against a median of 38.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,018

Kansas

Top % Proficient (Science)

87.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

38.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Highlands Elem	Mission, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Elementary	345	87.7%
2	Westwood View Elem	Westwood, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Elementary	321	87.5%
3	Nickerson Elem	Nickerson, KS	Nickerson	Elementary	183	86.9%
4	Mission Trail Elementary	Leawood, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	384	85.9%
5	Silver Lake Elem	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	Elementary	355	84.3%
6	Morse Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	338	84.1%
7	Stanley Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	610	83.6%
8	La Crosse Elementary	La Crosse, KS	LaCrosse	Elementary	125	83.3%
9	Trailwood Elem	Overland Park, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Elementary	429	83.3%
10	Edna Elem	Edna, KS	Labette County	Elementary	179	82.9%
11	Canyon Creek Elementary	Lenexa, KS	Olathe	Elementary	459	82.3%
12	Cottonwood Point Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	352	81.3%
13	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Shawnee, KS	De Soto	Elementary	431	80.5%
14	West Bourbon Elementary	Uniontown, KS	Uniontown	Elementary	263	80.0%
15	Timber Creek Elementary School	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	583	79.8%
16	Prairie Elem	Prairie Village, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Elementary	446	79.0%
17	Linn Elem	Linn, KS	Barnes	Elementary	161	78.6%
18	Glenwood Ridge Elementary School	Basehor, KS	Basehor-Linwood	Elementary	320	78.4%
19	MacArthur Elem	Fort Leavenworth, KS	Fort Leavenworth	Elementary	424	78.0%
20	Cheney Middle School 6-8	Cheney, KS	Cheney	Middle	193	77.8%
21	Windom Elem	Windom, KS	Little River	Elementary	169	77.8%
22	Clearwater Creek Elementary	Olathe, KS	Olathe	Elementary	522	77.3%
23	Buhler Grade School	Buhler, KS	Buhler	Elementary	241	77.1%
24	Overland Trail Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	531	77.1%
25	Centralia Elem	Centralia, KS	Vermillion	Elementary	197	76.9%
26	Sunrise Point Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	476	76.8%
27	Lincoln Memorial Elem	Caney, KS	Caney Valley	Elementary	458	76.5%
28	Dexter Elem	Dexter, KS	Dexter	Elementary	134	76.5%
29	Langston Hughes Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	560	75.7%
30	Timber Sage Elementary School	Olathe, KS	Spring Hill	Elementary	401	75.3%
31	Sterling Grade School	Sterling, KS	Sterling	Elementary	268	75.0%
32	Aubry Bend Middle School	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Middle	792	74.9%
33	Louisburg Middle	Louisburg, KS	Louisburg	Middle	378	74.6%
34	Bradley Elem	Fort Leavenworth, KS	Fort Leavenworth	Elementary	412	74.4%
35	Circle Benton Elementary	Benton, KS	Circle	Elementary	286	74.4%
36	Leawood Elementary	Leawood, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	533	74.2%
37	Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood	Holyrood, KS	Central Plains	Elementary	229	73.9%
38	Frankfort Elem	Frankfort, KS	Vermillion	Elementary	185	73.9%
39	Lakeside Junior/Senior High School	Downs, KS	Waconda	High	127	73.3%
40	Wichita County Elementary	Leoti, KS	Leoti	Elementary	221	73.3%
41	Leawood Middle	Leawood, KS	Blue Valley	Middle	493	73.2%
42	Aspen Grove Elementary	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley	Elementary	163	73.1%
43	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Easton, KS	Easton	Elementary	344	72.5%
44	Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem	Wichita, KS	Wichita	Elementary	305	72.5%
45	Hanover Elem	Hanover, KS	Barnes	Elementary	231	72.2%
46	Axtell Elementary School	Axtell, KS	Prairie Hills	Elementary	113	72.2%
47	Waverly Elem	Waverly, KS	Lebo-Waverly	Elementary	136	72.2%
48	Wheatland Elementary	Wichita, KS	Andover	Elementary	443	72.1%
49	John Diemer Elem	Overland Park, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Elementary	427	72.1%
50	Hugoton Elem	Hugoton, KS	Hugoton Public Schools	Elementary	511	71.2%

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