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Best ZIP codes for schools in Kansas
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 331 Kansas ZIPs qualify.
Kansas ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 66027Leavenworth
Kansas
- School quality index
- 66.0
- ZIP population
- ~7k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
2ZIP 66085Overland Park
Kansas
- School quality index
- 61.0
- ZIP population
- ~11k
- Avg. temperature
- 58°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
3ZIP 66209Overland Park
Kansas
- School quality index
- 61.0
- ZIP population
- ~20k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
4ZIP 66223Overland Park
Kansas
- School quality index
- 61.0
- ZIP population
- ~25k
- Avg. temperature
- 59°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
5ZIP 66224Leawood
Kansas
- School quality index
- 61.0
- ZIP population
- ~13k
- Avg. temperature
- 64°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
6ZIP 66018De Soto
Kansas
- School quality index
- 60.2
- ZIP population
- ~7k
- Avg. temperature
- 56°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 66211 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 60.2 |
| #8 | 66218 | Shawnee | Johnson County | 60.2 |
| #9 | 66226 | Shawnee | Johnson County | 60.2 |
| #10 | 66221 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 59.6 |
| #11 | 66013 | Stilwell | Johnson County | 58.1 |
| #12 | 67025 | Cheney | Sedgwick County | 57.9 |
| #13 | 66210 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 57.2 |
| #14 | 66213 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 57.2 |
| #15 | 66053 | Louisburg | Miami County | 56.9 |
| #16 | 66227 | Lenexa | Johnson County | 56.6 |
| #17 | 67002 | Andover | Butler County | 55.5 |
| #18 | 66061 | Olathe | Johnson County | 53.9 |
| #19 | 66531 | Riley | Riley County | 53.5 |
| #20 | 67228 | Wichita | Sedgwick County | 53.1 |
| #21 | 66220 | Lenexa | Johnson County | 51.8 |
| #22 | 66007 | Basehor | Leavenworth County | 51.7 |
| #23 | 66217 | Shawnee | Johnson County | 51.6 |
| #24 | 66503 | Manhattan | Riley County | 51.5 |
| #25 | 66062 | Olathe | Johnson County | 51.4 |
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- Kansas median ZIP
- 81.8
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 69.3 to 109.3
ZIP codes with the shortest commutes
Ranked by mean commute
- Kansas median ZIP
- 20.1 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 13.3 min to 28.2 min
Best healthcare access
Ranked by healthcare access score
- Kansas median ZIP
- 46.3
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 11.5 to 88.3
Best broadband coverage
Ranked by households with broadband
- Kansas median ZIP
- 89.3%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 80.4% to 95.9%
Warmest ZIP codes
Ranked by avg. temperature
- Kansas median ZIP
- 56.2°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 54.3°F to 58.1°F