KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are a just a few months left in the year, but the site Niche is already looking ahead to 2022 with its annual rankings of the best school districts in Kansas.
Some of the best districts in Kansas are located right here in the Kansas City area with the Blue Valley and DeSoto unified school districts taking the top two spots once again.
Olathe Public Schools also came in fourth, up one spot from its 2021 ranking, and Shawnee Mission School District secured the no. 8 spot.
See the full top 20 below:
- Blue Valley Unified School District
- DeSoto Unified School District
- West Elk Unified School District
- Olathe Public Schools
- Auburn Washburn Unified School District
- Silver Lake Unified School District
- Maize Unified School District
- Shawnee Mission School District
- Sterling Unified School District
- Weskan Unified School District
- Pawnee Heights Unified School District
- Goddard Unified School District
- Triplains Unified School District
- Andover Public Schools
- Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District
- Hesston Unified School District
- Renwick Unified School District
- Rock Creek Unified School District
- Rock Hills Unified School District
- Prairie Hill Unified School District
Local districts like Eudora and Gardner-Edgerton dropped out of the top 20 from the past year’s list, but are still in the top 30.
Niche — which analyzes public data and reviews to create rankings, report cards and more for schools, colleges and neighborhoods — said its 2022 Best School Districts lists are based on analysis of key statistics and reviews from students and parents using U.S. Department of Education data.
Districts are ranked based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality and more.
View the 2022 Best School Districts in Kansas list.
