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East High

Q: Is East High a good school?

East High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Kansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,435 students attended East High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 38% Hispanic, 23% White, 21% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Adams Elementary Elementary : College Hill Elementary Elementary : Colvin Elementary Elementary : Griffith Elementary Elementary : Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet Elementary : Linwood Elementary Elementary : Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary Middle : Mead Middle School Middle : Robinson Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 21% of Kansas high schools

Summary

East High is a public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,338 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 120th out of 314 Kansas high schools in 2017-2018 to its current ranking of 262nd out of 332 high schools in 2024-2025. The school has consistently been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger during this period. East High's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is consistently lower than the Wichita district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.71% of East High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% for the Wichita district and 44.47% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 19.38%, compared to 18.62% for Wichita and 38.73% for Kansas.

East High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school performs relatively well for White and Multi-racial students, it struggles with lower proficiency rates for Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, East High has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 19.5% to 34.6% in recent years. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.2% and 89.5% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.3% to 2.5% in recent years.

2,435

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,060

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 E Douglas
Wichita, KS 67211

(316) 973-7200

District: Wichita

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

22.5%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

262^nd of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9High Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	262 of 332	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	265 of 318	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	249 of 327	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	233 of 324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	211 of 320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	184 of 325	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	120 of 314	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	141 of 316	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	121 of 313	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.2	223 of 326	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.7	274 of 323	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	284 of 317	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	275 of 298	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	288 of 302	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	251 of 267	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	248 of 280	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	223 of 262	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	36 of 52	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	43 of 53	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	183 of 250	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	116 of 248	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.5	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	94 of 105	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	89 of 110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	74 of 99	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	79 of 92	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	97.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	208 of 246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	207 of 250	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	154 of 213	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	156 of 229	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	86 of 228	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	133 of 258	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	124 of 252	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	86 of 248	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	33 of 71	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	31 of 67	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.7	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	17 of 58	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	116 of 125	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	106 of 124	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	89 of 122	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	113 of 117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	177 of 306	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	92 of 295	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	58 of 309	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	64 of 307	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	24 of 302	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	27 of 306	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	22 of 296	92.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2021)48th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)34th percentile~ school

African American (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-31 vs school

Foster Care (2025)<1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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Schools Near East High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High	Public	9-12	2301 E Douglas	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-7200	2,435	147	16.6	78.2%	549 (22.5%)	504 (20.7%)	924 (37.9%)	269 (11.0%)	9 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	171 (7.0%)	24.7	262^nd of 332 public high schools	21.1%		22.8	265^th of 318 public high schools	16.7%	3	30.7	30.7	19.4	19.4	$13,060	$1,612	$11,448
Chisholm Life Skills Center	Public	12	2515 E Osie	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-9500	96	10	9.6	85.4%	37 (38.5%)	11 (11.5%)	24 (25.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (19.8%)								(n/a)					$35,302	$7,596	$27,705
Wichita Alternative High	Public	9-12	1847 N Chautauqua	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0500	133	11	12.6	91.0%	41 (30.8%)	34 (25.6%)	47 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)	2.4	330^th of 332 public high schools	0.6%		2.6	317^th of 318 public high schools	0.3%	13	11.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$22,302	$3,796	$18,506
West High	Public	9-12	820 S Osage	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-3600	1,306	91	14.3	88.9%	376 (28.8%)	214 (16.4%)	581 (44.5%)	9 (0.7%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (8.5%)	9.7	311^th of 332 public high schools	6.3%		7.1	307^th of 318 public high schools	3.5%	4	22.6	22.6	7.6	7.6	$14,448	$1,710	$12,738
North High	Public	9-12	1437 Rochester	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-6300	2,041	127	16.0	86.2%	311 (15.2%)	128 (6.3%)	1,486 (72.8%)	34 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.6%)	13.6	300^th of 332 public high schools	9.6%		10.1	300^th of 318 public high schools	5.7%		22.1	22.1	16.4	16.4	$12,739	$1,227	$11,512
Sowers Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2400 Wassall St	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-1600	60	15	4.0	95.0%	23 (38.3%)	19 (31.7%)	9 (15.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)								(n/a)					$55,972	$10,484	$45,487
South High	Public	9-12	701 W 33rd S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-5450	1,662	116	14.3	87.5%	534 (32.1%)	325 (19.6%)	599 (36.0%)	47 (2.8%)	21 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	130 (7.8%)	11.9	305^th of 332 public high schools	8.1%		8.2	305^th of 318 public high schools	4.1%		24.6	24.6	8.8	8.8	$15,012	$1,699	$13,313
Heights High	Public	9-12	5301 N Hillside	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-1400	1,505	88	17.1	74.9%	457 (30.4%)	557 (37.0%)	316 (21.0%)	41 (2.7%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (7.6%)	13.2	302^nd of 332 public high schools	9.0%		8.7	304^th of 318 public high schools	4.4%	2	22.5	22.5	15.1	15.1	$14,262	$1,668	$12,594
Southeast High	Public	9-12	2641 S. 127th St E	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-2700	2,066	123	16.8	79.3%	353 (17.1%)	574 (27.8%)	668 (32.3%)	310 (15.0%)	13 (0.6%)	14 (0.7%)	134 (6.5%)	10.3	310^th of 332 public high schools	6.6%		9.2	303^rd of 318 public high schools	4.7%	7	19.9	19.9	13.4	13.4	$13,755	$1,441	$12,314
Campus High Haysville	Public	9-12	2100 W 55th St South	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	No	(316) 554-2236	1,803	94	19.0	51.0%	1,113 (61.7%)	52 (2.9%)	408 (22.6%)	57 (3.2%)	11 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	151 (8.4%)	26.7	253^rd of 332 public high schools	23.8%		22	269^th of 318 public high schools	15.4%	16	32.9	32.9	18.1	18.1	$11,905	$543	$11,361

Frequently Asked Questions about East High

What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : College Hill Elementary
Elementary : Colvin Elementary
Elementary : Griffith Elementary
Elementary : Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet
Elementary : Linwood Elementary
Elementary : Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary
Middle : Mead Middle School
Middle : Robinson Middle School

How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,435 students attended East High.

Is East High a good school?

East High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Kansas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 38% Hispanic, 23% White, 21% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is East High in?

Wichita

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