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What advice would you give to incoming students at Northwest High?
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Enrollment
1,424
High
DISTRICT 1,219 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000351
Northwest High
1220 N Tyler Rd, Wichita, KS 67212 · (316) 973-6000 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,424 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.2:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
878 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 | 392 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 371 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 369 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 292 | 21% |
Student demographics
67%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
38.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 | 38.3% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.2% | 20.4% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Northwest High
Northwest High's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest High this school | 1,424 | 61.7% | 25.0% |
| Topeka West High Topeka | 971 | 56.2% | 25.2% |
| Shawnee Mission West High Overland Park | 1,599 | 55.8% | 25.1% |
| Junction City Sr High Junction City | 1,713 | 53.6% | 25.0% |
| Bonner Springs High Bonner Springs | 778 | 53.2% | 20.9% |
| Shawnee Mission North High Overland Park | 1,502 | 53.7% | 31.7% |
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 Northwest High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #173 of 262 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #201 of 262 | #13 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #128 of 262 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,424 | #33 of 332 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #154 of 172 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #14 of 172 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #44 of 263 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #42 of 75 | #8 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
1,424
+104 (+8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,535
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,424 | 88 | 16.2:1 | 62% (878) |
| 2023-24 | 1,435 | 87 | 16.5:1 | 62% (894) |
| 2022-23 | 1,416 | 88 | 16.1:1 | 60% (851) |
| 2020-21 | 1,320 | 86 | 15.3:1 | 59% (777) |
| 2017-18 | 1,311 | 91.3 | 14.4:1 | 50% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 1,429 | 93 | 15.4:1 | 47% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 1,496 | 79 | 18.9:1 | 43% (637) |
| 2000-01 | 1,623 | 90 | 18.0:1 | 20% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 1,535 | 79 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,311 to 1,424); teachers down 4% (91.3 to 88).
About Northwest High
Northwest High serves students in Wichita, Kansas, as a large high school. It has an enrollment of 1,424 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Kansas enroll around 410, and this school is 247% bigger than that mark.
Wichita, which runs Northwest High, has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
Of every 100 students at Northwest High, about 48 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwest High are from different groups.
Its staff includes 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is 4.3 students per teacher. Roughly 62% of students at Northwest High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is close, at 63%.
Northwest High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Kansas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northwest High is -7.7 points: 25.0% actual, 32.7% predicted.
For Sedgwick County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 84,569 students.
Northwest High's nearest public school is Kensler Elem (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northwest High. On state test proficiency, Northwest High ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Northwest High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Other Northwest High schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Northwest High. Northwest High is the 8th largest of the 16.
- Northwest High SchoolJUSTIN, TX · 2,672 students
- Northwest HighGermantown, MD · 2,300 students
- Northwest High SchoolFlowood, MS · 1,855 students
- NORTHWEST HIGHCEDAR HILL, MO · 1,788 students
- Northwest High SchoolWaukee, IA · 1,574 students
Nearby schools
- Kensler Elem0.5 mi · 488
- McCollom Elem0.6 mi · 288
- Peterson Elem1.2 mi · 321
- Levy Sp Ed Center1.2 mi · 81
- Wilbur Middle School1.3 mi · 822
- Benton Elem1.9 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest HighWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest High?
Northwest High enrolls approximately 1,424 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northwest High serve?
Northwest High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest High is approximately 16.2:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest High?
At Northwest High, the student body is approximately 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Northwest High in?
Northwest High is part of Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.