Best Schools for White Students in Kansas (2026)
These are the Kansas public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Hill Elementary Overland Park | 87% | 77% | 124 | A |
| 2 | Prairie Creek Elementary Olathe | 82% | 82% | 176 | B+ |
| 3 | Piper Prairie Elementary Kansas City | 72% | 92% | 61 | A+ |
| 4 | Wheatland Elementary Wichita | 77% | 87% | 168 | B |
| 5 | Timber Creek Elementary School Overland Park | 82% | 82% | 275 | A+ |
| 6 | Wabaunsee Elementary School Alma | 70% | 90% | 23 | A |
| 7 | Valley Park Elementary Overland Park | 87% | 72% | 150 | B+ |
| 8 | Bradley Elem Fort Leavenworth | 77% | 77% | 129 | A+ |
| 9 | Harmony Elementary Overland Park | 82% | 72% | 223 | A+ |
| 10 | Lakewood Elementary Overland Park | 82% | 72% | 160 | B+ |
| 11 | Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 75% | 75% | 51 | A+ |
| 12 | Cedar Hills Elementary Overland Park | 77% | 72% | 231 | A+ |
| 13 | Cottonwood Point Elementary Overland Park | 77% | 72% | 128 | A+ |
| 14 | Edgerton Elem Edgerton | 67% | 82% | 64 | A+ |
| 15 | Eisenhower Elem Fort Leavenworth | 77% | 72% | 175 | A+ |
| 16 | Prairie Creek Elementary Andover | 77% | 67% | 119 | A+ |
| 17 | MacArthur Elem Fort Leavenworth | 72% | 72% | 152 | A+ |
| 18 | Regency Place Elementary Olathe | 77% | 67% | 128 | A+ |
| 19 | Timber Sage Elementary School Olathe | 67% | 77% | 118 | A+ |
| 20 | Sunset Ridge Elementary Overland Park | 77% | 67% | 159 | A+ |
| 21 | Mission Trail Elementary Leawood | 77% | 67% | 166 | A+ |
| 22 | Lincoln Elem Clay Center | 57% | 82% | 65 | A+ |
| 23 | Clear Creek Elem Shawnee | 77% | 62% | 245 | B |
| 24 | Timmerman Elementary Emporia | 67% | 72% | 129 | B+ |
| 25 | Robert M. Martin Elementary Wichita | 72% | 67% | 171 | A |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinth Elem Prairie Village | 82% | 77% | 273 | A+ |
| 2 | Briarwood Elem Prairie Village | 77% | 77% | 240 | A |
| 3 | Belinder Elem Prairie Village | 82% | 72% | 237 | A+ |
| 4 | Roesland Elem Roeland Park | 77% | 72% | 110 | A+ |
| 5 | Circle Greenwich Elementary Wichita | 82% | 67% | 132 | B+ |
| 6 | Mill Creek Elem Shawnee | 72% | 72% | 201 | A |
| 7 | Prairie Elem Prairie Village | 72% | 72% | 249 | A+ |
| 8 | Brookwood Elem Leawood | 77% | 67% | 193 | A+ |
| 9 | Trailwood Elem Overland Park | 72% | 72% | 210 | A |
| 10 | Tipton Community School Tipton | 70% | 70% | 25 | A+ |
| 11 | Cheylin Elementary Bird City | 70% | 70% | 29 | C+ |
| 12 | Madison Elem Madison | 75% | 65% | 51 | B |
| 13 | Highlands Elem Mission | 72% | 67% | 155 | A+ |
| 14 | Ray Marsh Elem Shawnee | 67% | 72% | 228 | A+ |
| 15 | Westwood View Elem Westwood | 77% | 62% | 138 | A+ |
| 16 | Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary Overland Park | 72% | 67% | 234 | A+ |
| 17 | John Diemer Elem Overland Park | 72% | 62% | 156 | B |
| 18 | Sunflower Elem Lenexa | 67% | 67% | 138 | B+ |
| 19 | Elmont Elem Topeka | 67% | 67% | 178 | A+ |
| 20 | Jennie Barker Elem Garden City | 65% | 65% | 41 | B |
| 21 | Jay Shideler Elementary Topeka | 67% | 62% | 265 | A+ |
| 22 | Haviland Elem Haviland | 65% | 65% | 41 | A+ |
| 23 | St. Marks School Colwich | 62% | 67% | 202 | B |
| 24 | Riley County Grade School Riley | 62% | 67% | 263 | B+ |
| 25 | Tomahawk Elem Overland Park | 72% | 57% | 108 | A |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumner Academy of Arts & Science Kansas City | 65% | 65% | 60 | A+ |
| 2 | Maize Virtual Preparatory School Maize | 77% | 52% | 204 | A |
| 3 | Pawnee Heights Rozel | 55% | 65% | 54 | A |
| 4 | Blue Valley North High Overland Park | 57% | 57% | 247 | A+ |
| 5 | Olathe Northwest High School Olathe | 56% | 54% | 340 | A+ |
| 6 | Olpe Jr./Sr. High School Olpe | 45% | 65% | 58 | A+ |
| 7 | Northeast Magnet High School Bel Aire | 57% | 47% | 74 | A+ |
| 8 | Hesston High Hesston | 55% | 45% | 51 | A+ |
| 9 | Pretty Prairie High Pretty Prairie | 50% | 50% | 20 | A |
| 10 | Shawnee Mission East High Prairie Village | 51% | 45% | 381 | A+ |
| 11 | Blue Valley Northwest High Overland Park | 42% | 52% | 290 | A+ |
| 12 | Shawnee Mission South High Overland Park | 47% | 47% | 238 | A |
| 13 | Shawnee Mission Northwest High Shawnee | 52% | 42% | 247 | A |
| 14 | Piper High Kansas City | 57% | 37% | 82 | A |
| 15 | Andover Central High School Andover | 47% | 47% | 166 | A+ |
| 16 | Lawrence Virtual School Lawrence | 56% | 35% | 427 | B |
| 17 | Clay Center Community High Clay Center | 37% | 52% | 86 | A |
| 18 | Chapman High Chapman | 35% | 55% | 54 | A+ |
| 19 | Andover High Andover | 42% | 47% | 173 | A+ |
| 20 | Mill Valley High School Shawnee | 47% | 42% | 297 | A+ |
| 21 | Lawrence High Lawrence | 47% | 42% | 250 | B+ |
| 22 | Olathe North Sr High Olathe | 47% | 42% | 242 | A |
| 23 | Sterling Junior High/Senior High Sterling | 47% | 42% | 99 | A+ |
| 24 | Maize South High School Wichita | 42% | 47% | 206 | A+ |
| 25 | Rock Creek High School St George | 42% | 42% | 209 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology