Catholic high schools in Kansas

Best Catholic high schools in Kansas

There is no official ranking of Kansas's Catholic high schools — and "best" lists from Niche and similar sites reshuffle every year and mix different methodologies. Our shortlist is fit-first: it ranks the Kansas City metro schools on both sides of the state line, adds the strongest statewide options (Wichita, Topeka, Atchison), and pairs each school with the admissions facts families actually need, including entrance-test policy. Use it to build a compare list, then dig into the HSPT and admissions sections below.

How we ranked these schools

• Both sides of the Kansas City metro — the market splits across the state line, so the list covers Kansas-side (Bishop Miege, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. James Academy) and Missouri-side (Rockhurst, St. Teresa’s, Notre Dame de Sion, St. Pius X, Cristo Rey) schools families actually compare.
• Statewide reach — Wichita’s Bishop Carroll and Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Topeka’s Hayden, and Atchison’s Maur Hill–Mount round out the field for families searching beyond the metro.
• Admissions clarity — schools with verified HSPT information (Bishop Miege: December HSPT) are flagged; for the rest, confirm the entrance-exam policy directly with the school.

The ranked shortlist

The full comparison — all 12 schools, the side-by-side table, and the HSPT section — lives on the ranking page:

Every school in the directory below appears on that list or in the statewide options; the ranking page is the fastest way to compare them side by side.

Looking for Catholic schools near you?

If your search was for catholic schools near me, start with our Catholic schools near me guide — it turns the search into a local shortlist: find your state, narrow to your metro, then compare the real schools in your commute on HSPT requirements, scholarships, cost, and fit. For Kansas specifically, pick a city above for the local list, then open each school page to confirm HSPT dates and admissions deadlines.