Largest Schools in Kansas City (2025)
Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 53 schools in Kansas City, Kansas. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Kansas.
- 19Wyandotte HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,903
- 212Silver City ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 1,495
- 311J C Harmon HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,285
- 412Washington HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,180
- 517Turner HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,147
- 645Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,045
- 747Piper HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 913
- 813F L Schlagle HighKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 841
- 911Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 821
- 1019Gloria Willis Middle SchoolKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 737
- 1112Central MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 687
- 1251Piper MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 680
- 1374Piper Prairie ElementaryKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 644
- 1414D D Eisenhower MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 634
- 1516M E Pearson ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 606
- 1664Piper Creek ElementaryKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 598
- 1715Turner Middle SchoolKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 585
- 1829Turner ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 560
- 1912Chelsea ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 557
- 2024Hazel Grove ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 537
- 2131West Park Elementary SchoolKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 534
- 2230Oak Grove ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 532
- 2319Argentine MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 519
- 2414Welborn ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 504
- 2523Whittier ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 502
- 2615Rosedale MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 501
- 2728Midland TrailKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 495
- 2822Frances Willard ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 434
- 2943Lowell Brune Elementary SchoolKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 432
- 3019John F Kennedy ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 419
- 3122Arrowhead MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 412
- 3252Delaware Ridge ElementaryKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 378
- 3311Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 364
- 3431Frank Rushton ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 359
- 3517Quindaro ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 325
- 3622Claude A Huyck ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 304
- 3726Stony Point NorthKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 300
- 3816Turner Sixth Grade AcademyKansas City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 299
- 3914Grant ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 289
- 4019John Fiske ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 287
- 4119Douglass ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 285
- 4216Banneker ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 268
- 4324New Stanley ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 251
- 4432Stony Point SouthKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 247
- 4525Thomas A Edison ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 244
- 4620McKinley Elementary SchoolKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 243
- 4718Eugene Ware ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 242
- 4833Junction ElementaryKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 234
- 4928Mark Twain ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 222
- 5019Lindbergh ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 216
- 5122Noble Prentis ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 193
- 5238Emerson ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 171
- 53100500 ReachKansas City · Public HighEnrollment: 76
| # | School | Sector | Enrollment | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyandotte High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,903 | 8.5 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 1,903 |
| 2 | Silver City Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 1,495 | 12.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 1,495 |
| 3 | J C Harmon High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,285 | 10.5 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 1,285 |
| 4 | Washington High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,180 | 12.3 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 1,180 |
| 5 | Turner High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,147 | 16.5 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 1,147 |
| 6 | Sumner Academy of Arts & Science Kansas City · High · Grades 8–12 | Public | 1,045 | 45.2 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 1,045 |
| 7 | Piper High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 913 | 47.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 913 |
| 8 | F L Schlagle High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 841 | 12.7 Lower 50% | 0.5% Math proficiency | 841 |
| 9 | Carl B. Bruce Middle School Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 821 | 10.9 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 821 |
| 10 | Gloria Willis Middle School Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 737 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 85.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 737 |
| 11 | Central Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 687 | 11.5 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 687 |
| 12 | Piper Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 680 | 51.0 Top 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 680 |
| 13 | Piper Prairie Elementary Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 644 | 73.5 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 644 |
| 14 | D D Eisenhower Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 634 | 14.1 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 634 |
| 15 | M E Pearson Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 606 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 606 |
| 16 | Piper Creek Elementary Kansas City · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 598 | 64.1 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 598 |
| 17 | Turner Middle School Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 585 | 14.8 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 585 |
| 18 | Turner Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 560 | 28.9 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 560 |
| 19 | Chelsea Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 557 | 11.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 557 |
| 20 | Hazel Grove Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 537 | 23.7 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 537 |
| 21 | West Park Elementary School Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 534 | 30.6 Lower 50% | 83% Free/reduced-price lunch | 534 |
| 22 | Oak Grove Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 532 | 30.4 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 532 |
| 23 | Argentine Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 519 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 519 |
| 24 | Welborn Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 504 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 504 |
| 25 | Whittier Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 502 | 22.9 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 502 |
| 26 | Rosedale Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 501 | 14.7 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 501 |
| 27 | Midland Trail Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 495 | 27.5 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 495 |
| 28 | Frances Willard Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 434 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 434 |
| 29 | Lowell Brune Elementary School Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 432 | 42.8 Lower 50% | 72.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 432 |
| 30 | John F Kennedy Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 419 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 419 |
| 31 | Arrowhead Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 412 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 412 |
| 32 | Delaware Ridge Elementary Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 378 | 51.8 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 378 |
| 33 | Bertram Caruthers Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 364 | 11.1 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 364 |
| 34 | Frank Rushton Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 359 | 31.2 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 359 |
| 35 | Quindaro Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 325 | 17.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 36 | Claude A Huyck Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 304 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 304 |
| 37 | Stony Point North Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 300 | 26.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 300 |
| 38 | Turner Sixth Grade Academy Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–6 | Public | 299 | 16.2 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 299 |
| 39 | Grant Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 289 | 13.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 289 |
| 40 | John Fiske Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 287 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 41 | Douglass Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 285 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 285 |
| 42 | Banneker Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 268 | 16.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 43 | New Stanley Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 251 | 23.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 251 |
| 44 | Stony Point South Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 247 | 32.4 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 247 |
| 45 | Thomas A Edison Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 244 | 25.0 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 244 |
| 46 | McKinley Elementary School Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 243 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 243 |
| 47 | Eugene Ware Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 242 | 17.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 242 |
| 48 | Junction Elementary Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 234 | 32.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 234 |
| 49 | Mark Twain Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 222 | 28.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 222 |
| 50 | Lindbergh Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 216 | 18.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 216 |
| 51 | Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 193 | 21.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 52 | Emerson Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 171 | 38.0 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 171 |
| 53 | 500 Reach Kansas City · High · Grades 12–12 | Public | 76 | 99.5 Top 5% | 3.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 76 |
Wyandotte High in Kansas City leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Kansas City with Enrollment 1,903. Of the 53 schools shown, 53 are public.
For the full picture see the wider Kansas largest schools rankings, every school on the Kansas City page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best largest school in Kansas City?
Wyandotte High in Kansas City, Kansas ranks first among largest schools in Kansas City with Enrollment 1,903 (Enrollment: 1,903).
How are largest schools in Kansas City ranked?
Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.