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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Washington High this year?
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Enrollment
1,180
High
DISTRICT 912 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001433
Washington High
7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS 66109 · (913) 627-7800 · Wyandotte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,180 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Kansas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
18.1:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
791 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 | 304 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 276 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 295 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
73%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
8.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
12.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 | 8.2% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 5.1% | 1.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Washington High
Washington High's state test result (6.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington High this school | 1,180 | 67.0% | 6.3% |
| Southeast High Wichita | 2,066 | 79.3% | 10.3% |
| East High Wichita | 2,435 | 78.2% | 20.1% |
| F L Schlagle High Kansas City | 841 | 74.4% | 6.0% |
| Northeast Magnet High School Bel Aire | 686 | 60.1% | 28.5% |
| Sumner Academy of Arts & Science Kansas City | 1,045 | 62.8% | 48.5% |
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 Washington High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #258 of 262 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #251 of 262 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #262 of 262 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,180 | #43 of 332 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #170 of 172 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #4 of 172 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #27 of 263 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #40 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
1,180
+97 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,303
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,180 | 65.4 | 18.1:1 | 67% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 66.2 | 18.0:1 | 64% (767) |
| 2022-23 | 1,114 | 68.5 | 16.3:1 | 75% (831) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 76 | 14.3:1 | 82% (886) |
| 2017-18 | 1,083 | 77.5 | 14.0:1 | 80% (867) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 80% (771) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 81% (778) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 50% (572) |
| 1990-91 | 1,303 | 72 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,083 to 1,180); teachers down 16% (77.5 to 65.4).
About Washington High
Washington High is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of Kansas City, Kansas. The school enrolls 1,180 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Kansas) has about 410 students.
Washington High is one school in Kansas City, a system of 43 schools with 21,538 students.
Washington High's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. The school is also 33% Black, 13% White, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 34% Hispanic share among all Wyandotte County residents. Washington High has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Washington High is 67%. The 75% average for public schools in Wyandotte County is 8 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Washington High is F. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Washington High scores 23.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 6.3% actual versus 30.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wyandotte County, median household income is about $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 62 public schools operate in Wyandotte County, serving about 30,713 students.
Nearby, D D Eisenhower Middle is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Washington High ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Washington High is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,180, 9% above the 1,083 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 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
- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
- Piper HighHigh · 913 students
Other Washington High schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Washington High. Washington High is the 7th largest of the 18.
- Washington HighFremont, CA · 1,957 students
- Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SD · 1,819 students
- Washington High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,659 students
- Washington High SchoolCharles Town, WV · 1,458 students
- Washington High SchoolWashington, MO · 1,263 students
Nearby schools
- D D Eisenhower Middle0.4 mi · 634
- John F Kennedy Elem0.6 mi · 419
- 500 Reach1.1 mi · 76
- Hazel Grove Elem1.2 mi · 537
- Arrowhead Middle1.7 mi · 412
- Alfred Fairfax Academy1.7 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About Washington HighWhat is the total enrollment at Washington High?
Washington High enrolls approximately 1,180 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Washington High serve?
Washington High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Washington High?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Washington High.
How diverse is Washington High?
Washington High reports a student body of 13% White, 35% Hispanic, 33% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Washington High public or private?
Washington High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kansas City.
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