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If you could change one rule at WINNETONKA HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,238
High
DISTRICT 1,701 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001293
WINNETONKA HIGH
5815 NE 48TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64119 · (816) 321-5340 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,238 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Missouri public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- AThree-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
14.0:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
713 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 285 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 342 | 28% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
42.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.6pp since 2021
Math
41.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.0% | 38.6% | 37.1% | 20.0% |
| Math | 22.1% | 19.4% | 35.1% | 23.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 25.7% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 WINNETONKA HIGH
WINNETONKA HIGH's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINNETONKA HIGH this school | 1,238 | 57.6% | 32.9% |
| PARKVIEW HIGH SPRINGFIELD | 1,182 | 59.1% | 29.4% |
| BELTON HIGH BELTON | 1,258 | 52.4% | 42.7% |
| TRUMAN HIGH INDEPENDENCE | 1,720 | 62.2% | 34.0% |
| MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 1,492 | 49.5% | 21.1% |
| NEOSHO HIGH NEOSHO | 1,530 | 53.7% | 38.9% |
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 WINNETONKA HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #276 of 443 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #190 of 453 ▲ 37 | #7 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #255 of 382 | #10 of 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #27 of 231 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,238 | #80 of 561 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #171 of 343 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #6 of 343 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #126 of 455 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #134 of 187 | 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
1,238
+53 (+4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,287
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,238 | 88.5 | 14.0:1 | 58% (713) |
| 2023-24 | 1,254 | 88 | 14.3:1 | 64% (803) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 88 | 14.6:1 | 60% (765) |
| 2020-21 | 1,185 | 90 | 13.2:1 | 64% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 1,301 | 88.9 | 14.6:1 | 56% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 1,314 | 89 | 14.8:1 | 48% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 1,431 | 95 | 15.1:1 | 43% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 1,603 | 94 | 17.1:1 | 16% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 1,287 | 87 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINNETONKA HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,301 to 1,238); teachers down 1% (88.9 to 88.5).
About WINNETONKA HIGH
WINNETONKA HIGH is a large high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, under NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. It teaches 1,238 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Missouri enroll about 501 students on average.
WINNETONKA HIGH falls under NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, which has 33 schools enrolling 21,252 students.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at WINNETONKA HIGH, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Clay County's population at about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Based on 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, WINNETONKA HIGH has a ratio of 14.0:1. The average for high schools in Missouri, 12.2:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Clay County is 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, WINNETONKA HIGH lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Missouri public high schools.
WINNETONKA HIGH is 5.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.9% versus 38.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
For the population of Clay County, the median household earns about $88,468 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Clay County, 80 public schools serve about 41,553 students.
WINNETONKA HIGH is about 0.3 miles from TOPPING ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, WINNETONKA HIGH is behind the 45.5% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,238, up from 1,185 in 2020-21.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 students
- GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 882 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
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
Nearby schools
- TOPPING ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 293
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 330
- MAPLE PARK MIDDLE0.8 mi · 585
- WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 264
- EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER1.2 mi · 629
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About WINNETONKA HIGHHow large is WINNETONKA HIGH?
WINNETONKA HIGH enrolls approximately 1,238 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WINNETONKA HIGH serve?
WINNETONKA HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WINNETONKA HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WINNETONKA HIGH is approximately 14.0:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINNETONKA HIGH?
At WINNETONKA HIGH, the student body is approximately 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is WINNETONKA HIGH public or private?
WINNETONKA HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.