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How has West High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,306
High
DISTRICT 1,219 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000349
West High
820 S Osage, Wichita, KS 67213 · (316) 973-3600 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,306 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- 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
14.3:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,161 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 | 350 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 353 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 332 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 21% |
Student demographics
68%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
22.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
7.6%
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 8 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 | 22.6% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 2.6% |
% 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
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 West High
West High's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High this school | 1,306 | 88.9% | 8.8% |
| South High Wichita | 1,662 | 87.5% | 11.8% |
| Highland Park High Topeka | 835 | 80.5% | 8.3% |
| Turner High Kansas City | 1,147 | 76.3% | 11.7% |
| J C Harmon High Kansas City | 1,285 | 75.7% | 4.3% |
| Wyandotte High Kansas City | 1,903 | 85.2% | 4.3% |
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 West High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #256 of 262 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #257 of 262 | #20 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #242 of 262 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,306 | #37 of 332 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #115 of 172 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #12 of 172 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #3 of 263 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #66 of 75 | #12 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
1,306
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,513
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
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 | 1,306 | 91 | 14.3:1 | 89% (1,161) |
| 2023-24 | 1,390 | 90.1 | 15.4:1 | 90% (1,254) |
| 2022-23 | 1,370 | 93.5 | 14.7:1 | 91% (1,252) |
| 2020-21 | 1,300 | 91 | 14.3:1 | 89% (1,159) |
| 2017-18 | 1,281 | 88.9 | 14.4:1 | 82% (1,054) |
| 2015-16 | 1,438 | 94 | 15.3:1 | 83% (1,196) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 71 | 16.7:1 | 86% (1,023) |
| 2000-01 | 1,440 | 94 | 15.3:1 | 65% (933) |
| 1990-91 | 1,513 | 85 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,281 to 1,306); teachers up 2% (88.9 to 91).
About West High
West High is a high school in Wichita, Kansas, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 1,306 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 219% larger than average.
Wichita oversees West High and 86 other schools, with 47,545 students in total.
West High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 16% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Sedgwick County overall, about 17% of residents are Hispanic. West High's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at West High is 91 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school counts 1,161 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 89%. For comparison, public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
West High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.8%, compared with a predicted 19.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Sedgwick County show that the median household income is $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. West High is one of 160 public schools in the county.
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle is located about 0.6 miles from West High. The five-mile area around West High holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 17.1%, higher than West High's 8.8%.
NCES describes the area around West High as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
West High had 1,300 students in 2020-21 and 1,306 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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
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 West High schools
20 other US public schools in 11 states are named West High. West High is the 12th largest of the 21.
- West HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2,503 students
- West HighMadison, WI · 2,222 students
- West HighBakersfield, CA · 2,159 students
- West HighTorrance, CA · 1,775 students
- West High SchoolAnchorage, AK · 1,702 students
Nearby schools
- Allison Traditional Magnet Middle0.6 mi · 536
- Franklin Elem0.7 mi · 390
- Education Imagine Academy0.8 mi · 566
- Hamilton Middle School0.9 mi · 604
- Stanley Elem0.9 mi · 439
- Harry Street Elem1.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About West HighHow large is West High?
West High enrolls approximately 1,306 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West High serve?
West High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does West High have?
West High employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West High?
Student demographics at West High are roughly 29% White, 44% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is West High in?
West High is part of Wichita.
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