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What's the one class at SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
498
High
DISTRICT 762 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640003097
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
3500 E MEYER BLVD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 · (816) 418-1075 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Missouri public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
498 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 29% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.8pp since 2021
Math
5.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.2% | 3.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.6% | 9.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 498 | 100.0% | 8.4% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 519 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 442 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
| NORMANDY HIGH ST LOUIS | 688 | 100.0% | 5.4% |
| UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH UNIVERSITY CITY | 874 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGH ST. LOUIS | 402 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
Matched among Missouri 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 SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #435 of 443 | #33 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #443 of 453 ▼ 7 | #33 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #368 of 382 ▲ 3 | #27 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #46 of 231 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #174 of 561 | #22 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #231 of 343 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #131 of 343 | #25 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #43 of 455 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #37 of 187 | #1 of 10 |
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
498
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 498 | 32.4 | 15.4:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 33.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 41.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 9% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (588 to 498); teachers down 22% (41.7 to 32.4).
About SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, reachable at (816) 418-1075. It reported 498 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is part of KANSAS CITY 33, where 31 schools serve 15,079 students.
At SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, 81% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jackson County is roughly 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL scores 33%.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1, with 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jackson County report 60%.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Missouri public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is 14.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 8.4% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 244 public schools and about 105,714 students.
AC PREP ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles from SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KANSAS CITY 33
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.High · 997 students
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARYElementary · 768 students
- NORTHEAST HIGHHigh · 732 students
- PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHigh · 669 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Other Southeast High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Southeast High. SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Southeast HighWichita, KS · 2,066 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLBRADENTON, FL · 1,638 students
- Southeast High SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 860 students
- Southeast High SchoolRavenna, OH · 424 students
- Southeast HighCherokee, KS · 152 students
Nearby schools
- AC PREP ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 366
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE0.3 mi · 134
- B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 487
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 575
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL1.0 mi · 225
- HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI1.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL?
At SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 8% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by KANSAS CITY 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.