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Enrollment
1,045
High
DISTRICT 912 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001419
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
1610 N 8th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101 · (913) 627-7200 · Wyandotte County
GRADES 08–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,045 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Kansas public high schools
- A+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
17.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
656 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 8 | 172 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 240 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 248 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 209 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 176 | 17% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
68.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 68.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 48.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Academy of Arts & Science this school | 1,045 | 62.8% | 48.5% |
| East High Wichita | 2,435 | 78.2% | 20.1% |
| Washington High Kansas City | 1,180 | 67.0% | 6.3% |
| F L Schlagle High Kansas City | 841 | 74.4% | 6.0% |
| Southeast High Wichita | 2,066 | 79.3% | 10.3% |
| Garden City High School Garden City | 1,946 | 69.9% | 14.9% |
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 Sumner Academy of Arts & Science ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #8 of 262 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #48 of 262 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #2 of 262 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,045 | #49 of 332 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #163 of 172 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #17 of 172 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #38 of 263 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #57 of 75 | N/A |
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
1,045
-78 (-7%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 1,045 | 61.3 | 17.1:1 | 63% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 61.3 | 16.4:1 | 63% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 1,102 | 68.5 | 16.1:1 | 69% (761) |
| 2020-21 | 1,123 | 58 | 19.4:1 | 78% (875) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 65 | 15.4:1 | 78% (781) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 76% (743) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 50 | 17.3:1 | 69% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 965 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 35% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 54 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumner Academy of Arts & Science.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,000 to 1,045); teachers down 6% (65 to 61.3).
About Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science sits in Kansas City, Kansas, and is classified as a high school. Total enrollment is 1,045 students, and the grades served are 8 through 12. It has 155% more students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, which enrolls 21,538 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is 56% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 15% Black, 13% White, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Wyandotte County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science totals 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is about 63%. It compares with 75% for public schools in Wyandotte County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Kansas public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 48.5%; the prediction is 32.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wyandotte County show that the median household earns about $63,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Wyandotte County has 62 public schools with about 30,713 students, including Sumner Academy of Arts & Science.
Douglass Elem is about 0.2 miles from Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,045, compared with 1,123 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 17.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- F L Schlagle HighHigh · 841 students
- Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Piper HighHigh · 913 students
Nearby schools
- Douglass Elem0.2 mi · 285
- Grant Elem0.6 mi · 289
- School for Blind High0.6 mi · 27
- School for Blind Elementary0.6 mi · 11
- Banneker Elem0.8 mi · 268
- McKinley Elementary School0.9 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHow many students attend Sumner Academy of Arts & Science?
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science enrolls approximately 1,045 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Sumner Academy of Arts & Science serve?
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is approximately 17.1:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science?
At Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, the student body is approximately 13% White, 56% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sumner Academy of Arts & Science?
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is overseen by Kansas City in Wyandotte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.