Ranking: These are the top 5 public and private high schools in the Wichita metro
High schools in the Andover, Maize and Wichita school districts are among the top ranked in the greater Wichita area, according to one national school ranking website.
One Andover school was also ranked in the top 10 statewide, while three Wichita private schools made the 10 best private schools in the state.
The school rating website Niche grades area schools on academics, teachers, the overall school district, culture and diversity and through parent and student surveys.
To see the rankings, visit Niche’s website and search for the area you’re looking at. You can look at local and statewide rankings and can chose between elementary, high school or college. You can also select either private or public schools, or both.
Out of the 47 high schools Niche ranked in the Wichita area, here are the top five public and private high schools in 2023, according to Niche’s rankings.
Best public high schools in Wichita metro
No. 1: Andover Central High School (also No. 10 in the state)
Andover School District; 603 E Central Ave., Andover, KS
Overall Niche grade: A
Teacher to student ratio: 18:1
Average graduation rate: 95%
Average ACT score: 24
No. 2: Northeast Magnet High School
Wichita School District; 5550 N Lycee St., Bel Aire, KS
Overall Niche grade: A
Teacher to student ratio: 13:1
Average graduation rate: 95%
Average ACT score: 24
No. 3: Wichita High School East
Wichita School District; 2301 E Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A-
Teacher to student ratio: 17:1
Average graduation rate: 85%
Average ACT score: 25
No. 4: Maize South High School
Maize School District; 3701 N Tyler Road, Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A-
Teacher to student ratio: 20:1
Average graduation rate: 98%
Average ACT score: 25
No. 5: Andover High School
Andover School District; 1744 N Andover Road, Andover, KS
Overall Niche grade: A-
Teacher to student ratio: 18:1
Average graduation rate: 92%
Average ACT score: 27
Best private high schools in Wichita metro
No. 1: Wichita Collegiate School (also No. 1 in the state)
9115 E 13th St. N, Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A+
Teacher to student ratio: 8:1
Average graduation rate: 100%
Average ACT score: 30
No. 2: The Independent School (also No. 3 in the state)
8313 E Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A+
Teacher to student ratio: 9:1
Average graduation rate: 100%
Average ACT score: 30
No. 3: Classical School of Wichita (also No. 9 in the state)
6355 Willowbrook St., Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A
Teacher to student ratio: 8:1
Average graduation rate: Not reported on Niche
Average ACT score: 28
No. 4: Trinity Academy
12345 E 21st St. N, Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A
Teacher to student ratio: 12:1
Average graduation rate: 100%
Average ACT score: 27
No. 5: Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
8506 E Central Ave., Wichita, KS
Overall Niche grade: A-
Teacher to student ratio: 14:1
Average graduation rate: 100%
Average ACT score: 27
Methodology: Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on data and millions of opinions from students and parents, their website says.
