Top ranked high schools in Kansas City, 2026-27
17 high schools in Kansas City are ranked in this edition, ordered by Missouri state rank.
- Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs — Kansas City · #5 in MO · #443 nationally
- Lincoln College Prep. — Kansas City · #6 in MO · #470 nationally
- Park Hill High School — Kansas City · #14 in MO · #1,151 nationally
- Frontier STEM High School — Kansas City · #17 in MO · #1,322 nationally
- Ewing Marion Kauffman High School — Kansas City · #22 in MO · #1,598 nationally
- Staley High School — Kansas City · #26 in MO · #2,129 nationally
- Frontier School of Excellence — Kansas City · #37 in MO · #2,965 nationally
- Paseo Acad. of Performing Arts — Kansas City · #43 in MO · #3,487 nationally
- Oak Park High School — Kansas City · #78 in MO · #5,746 nationally
- North Kansas City High School — Kansas City · #130 in MO · #8,467 nationally
- Center Sr. High School — Kansas City · #155 in MO · #9,563 nationally
- Ruskin High School — Kansas City · #178 in MO · #10,489 nationally
- Winnetonka High School — Kansas City · #203 in MO · #11,365 nationally
- Guadalupe Centers High School — Kansas City · #235 in MO · #12,466 nationally
- East High School — Kansas City · #256 in MO · #13,460–17,945 nationally
- Hogan Preparatory Academy — Kansas City · #256 in MO · #13,460–17,945 nationally
- Northeast High School — Kansas City · #256 in MO · #13,460–17,945 nationally
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.