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What's one thing Northeast Magnet High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
686
High
DISTRICT 1,219 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299001694
Northeast Magnet High School
5550 N Lycee, Bel Aire, KS 67226 · (316) 973-2300 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
412 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 222 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 176 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 18% |
Student demographics
73%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
43.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 43.9% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 15.8% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Northeast Magnet High School
Northeast Magnet High School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Magnet High School this school | 686 | 60.1% | 28.5% |
| Junction City Sr High Junction City | 1,713 | 53.6% | 25.0% |
| Northwest High Wichita | 1,424 | 61.7% | 25.0% |
| Heights High Wichita | 1,505 | 74.9% | 12.7% |
| Shawnee Mission West High Overland Park | 1,599 | 55.8% | 25.1% |
| Washington High Kansas City | 1,180 | 67.0% | 6.3% |
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 Northeast Magnet High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #136 of 262 | #9 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #170 of 262 | #11 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #88 of 262 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #69 of 332 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #93 of 172 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #3 of 172 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #45 of 263 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #94 of 100 | #7 of 7 |
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
686
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 686 | 50.7 | 13.5:1 | 60% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 49.8 | 13.7:1 | 61% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 48.5 | 13.0:1 | 60% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 55% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 45.6 | 15.2:1 | 47% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 48% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 28 | 25.5:1 | 28% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Magnet High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (692 to 686); teachers up 11% (45.6 to 50.7).
About Northeast Magnet High School
Northeast Magnet High School is a high school in Bel Aire, Kansas, according to federal school records. The school counts 686 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 67% above the 410 average for high schools in Kansas.
Wichita is the local district for Northeast Magnet High School. It runs 87 schools with 47,545 students.
White students form the largest group at Northeast Magnet High School, 37% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Sedgwick County residents are about 69% White. By the diversity index, Northeast Magnet High School comes in at 73%.
Teachers at Northeast Magnet High School total 50.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 412 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%. Across public schools in Sedgwick County, the average is about the same, 63%.
Northeast Magnet High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Northeast Magnet High School is 4.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Northeast Magnet High School is located in Sedgwick County, where median household income is about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, with a combined enrollment of about 84,569.
The nearest public school is Isely Traditional Magnet Elem, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Northeast Magnet High School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Northeast Magnet High School went from 713 students to 686.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northeast Magnet High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Nearby schools
- Isely Traditional Magnet Elem1.3 mi · 621
- Stucky Middle School3.0 mi · 518
- Gammon Elem3.1 mi · 448
- Heights High3.4 mi · 1,505
- Circle Greenwich Elementary3.4 mi · 337
- Jackson Elementary3.8 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Magnet High SchoolHow large is Northeast Magnet High School?
Northeast Magnet High School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northeast Magnet High School serve?
Northeast Magnet High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Magnet High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Magnet High School is approximately 13.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeast Magnet High School?
At Northeast Magnet High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 20% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Northeast Magnet High School public or private?
Northeast Magnet High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.