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Enrollment
1,505
High
DISTRICT 1,219 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000350
Heights High
5301 N Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219 · (316) 973-1400 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,505 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,127 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 388 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 395 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 303 | 20% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
15.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10.6% | 8.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heights High
Heights High's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heights High this school | 1,505 | 74.9% | 12.7% |
| Northeast Magnet High School Bel Aire | 686 | 60.1% | 28.5% |
| Highland Park High Topeka | 835 | 80.5% | 8.3% |
| South High Wichita | 1,662 | 87.5% | 11.8% |
| F L Schlagle High Kansas City | 841 | 74.4% | 6.0% |
| Lawrence Gardner High School Topeka | 111 | 91.9% | N/A |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heights High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #250 of 262 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #245 of 262 | #17 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #243 of 262 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,505 | #26 of 332 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #166 of 172 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #6 of 172 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #15 of 263 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #6 of 75 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,505
+318 (+27%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,285
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,505 | 87.7 | 17.2:1 | 75% (1,127) |
| 2023-24 | 1,454 | 87.9 | 16.5:1 | 74% (1,074) |
| 2022-23 | 1,292 | 82.4 | 15.7:1 | 71% (912) |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 80 | 14.8:1 | 69% (814) |
| 2017-18 | 1,110 | 78.6 | 14.1:1 | 57% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 1,151 | 89 | 12.9:1 | 52% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 1,558 | 81 | 19.2:1 | 51% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,474 | 80 | 18.4:1 | 28% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 1,285 | 68 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heights High.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (1,110 to 1,505); teachers up 12% (78.6 to 87.7).
About Heights High
Heights High is a high-enrollment high school with an address in Wichita, Kansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,505 students. The school's enrollment is 267% bigger than the 410 average for high schools in Kansas.
Wichita counts 47,545 students in its 87 schools, and Heights High is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Heights High is Black (37%). Other groups make up 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Sedgwick County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school's share is higher. Heights High has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Heights High is 87.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.2:1. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. Public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
Heights High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Heights High is 13.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (12.7% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
Sedgwick County has about 528,226 residents, and median household income is about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
The nearest public school is Stucky Middle School, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Heights High ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Heights High had 1,187 students in 2020-21 and 1,505 in 2024-25, a 27% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Heights High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
- West HighHigh · 1,306 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Other Heights High schools
One other US public school is named Heights High. Heights High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Heights High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,426 students
Nearby schools
- Stucky Middle School1.3 mi · 518
- Chisholm Trail Elem1.6 mi · 381
- Isely Traditional Magnet Elem2.2 mi · 621
- Earhart Environ Magnet Elem2.8 mi · 471
- Brooks Magnet Middle School3.1 mi · 578
- Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem3.2 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Heights HighHow many students attend Heights High?
Heights High enrolls approximately 1,505 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Heights High serve?
Heights High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Heights High?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Heights High.
How diverse is Heights High?
Heights High reports a student body of 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Heights High in?
Heights High is part of Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.