The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 27%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 49%
Top Ranked Cities With Best Public Schools in Kansas (2025)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
100%
(4 out of 4)
(4 out of 4)
- Bradley Elementary School
Rank: #8 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Eisenhower Elementary School
Rank: #41 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 71%) - Macarthur Elementary School
Rank: #99 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 60-64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fort Leavenworth, KS Schools
Rank: #22.
67%
(6 out of 9)
(6 out of 9)
- Mission Trail Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Brookwood Elementary School
Rank: #22 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 72%) - Corinth Elementary School
Rank: #29 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Leawood, KS Schools
Rank: #33.
55%
(6 out of 11)
(6 out of 11)
- Canyon Creek Elementary School
Rank: #56 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-64%) - Horizon Elementary School
Rank: #63 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - Mize Elementary School
Rank: #64 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 66%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lenexa, KS Schools
Rank: #44.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Glenwood Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #104 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 63% | Reading: 63%) - Gray Hawk Elementary School
Rank: #181 of 1,280 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%) - Basehor Elementary School
Rank: #199 of 1,280 (Top 10%)
(Math: 57% | Reading: 54%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Basehor, KS Schools
Rank: #55.
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
- Westwood View Elementary School
Rank: #38 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Highlands Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%) - Roesland Elementary School
Rank: #262 of 1,280 (Top 10%)
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mission, KS Schools
Rank: #66.
42%
(5 out of 12)
(5 out of 12)
- Apollo Elementary School
Rank: #76 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 68%) - Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Rank: #167 of 1,280 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%) - Explorer Elementary School
Rank: #167 of 1,280 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Goddard, KS Schools
Rank: #77.
35%
(13 out of 37)
(13 out of 37)
- Harmony Elementary School
Rank: #20 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 73%) - Cottonwood Point Elementary School
Rank: #38 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Morse Elementary School
Rank: #39 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Overland Park, KS Schools
Rank: #88.
29%
(16 out of 56)
(16 out of 56)
- Meadow Lane Elementary School
Rank: #13 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 72%) - Regency Place Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Timber Creek Elementary School
Rank: #16 of 1,280 (Top 1%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 71%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Olathe, KS Schools
Rank: #99.
27%
(4 out of 15)
(4 out of 15)
- Clear Creek Elementary School
Rank: #116 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 57% | Reading: 68%) - Ray Marsh Elementary School
Rank: #127 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 63% | Reading: 59%) - Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #135 of 1,280 (Top 5%)
(Math: 59% | Reading: 62%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Shawnee, KS Schools
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