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West High

Q: Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Kansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,306 students attended West High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 44% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary : Franklin Elementary Elementary : Gardiner Elementary Elementary : Harry Street Elementary Elementary : Lawrence Elementary Elementary : Stanley Elementary Middle : Hamilton Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 6% of Kansas high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,390 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Kansas high schools, maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

West High significantly underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 22.62% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.93% statewide and 26.62% in the Wichita district. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 10th-graders was just 7.55%, compared to 33.59% statewide and 16.09% in Wichita. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.4% to 89.5%, slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been between 1.3% and 3.9%, higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Maize South High School, located outside the Wichita district, significantly outperforms West High and the other Wichita high schools in academic achievement and other key metrics. This suggests that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized and allocated to support student learning and achievement at West High.

1,306

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,448

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 S Osage
Wichita, KS 67213

(316) 973-3600

District: Wichita

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

28.8%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (78% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

311^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	9.7	311 of 332	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	307 of 318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	317 of 327	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	308 of 320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	313 of 325	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	297 of 314	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	292 of 316	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	290 of 313	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	316 of 326	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	316 of 323	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	307 of 317	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	293 of 298	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	299 of 302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	286 of 291	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	267 of 267	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	276 of 280	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.5	259 of 262	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	109 of 115	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	97 of 111	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	87 of 110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.0	26 of 41	36.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	5.8	244 of 250	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	239 of 248	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	95 of 105	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	78 of 92	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	82 of 89	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	23.6	8 of 10	20.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	218 of 246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	240 of 250	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	208 of 228	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.5	246 of 258	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	240 of 252	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	233 of 248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	67 of 71	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	95 of 124	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	109 of 115	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	97 of 111	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	87 of 110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	260 of 306	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	289 of 295	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	302 of 309	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	277 of 302	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	289 of 306	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	287 of 296	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+65 vs school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile+63 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)5th percentile~ school

Female (2021)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northwest High	Public	9-12	1220 N Tyler Rd	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-6000	1,424	88	16.1	61.7%	683 (48.0%)	220 (15.4%)	368 (25.8%)	24 (1.7%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (8.4%)	41.1	200^th of 332 public high schools	39.8%		33.1	232^nd of 318 public high schools	27.0%	32	38.3	38.3	25.8	25.8	$13,962	$1,794	$12,168
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
Maize South High School	Public	9-12	3701 N. Tyler Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 462-8000	1,107	72	15.4	25.9%	768 (69.4%)	29 (2.6%)	186 (16.8%)	36 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	77 (7.0%)	63.3	106^th of 332 public high schools	68.1%		80.6	40^th of 318 public high schools	87.4%	66	42.0	42.0	40.9	40.9	$12,742	$626	$12,116

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Kansas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 44% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,306 students attended West High.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dodge Literacy Magnet
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Gardiner Elementary
Elementary : Harry Street Elementary
Elementary : Lawrence Elementary
Elementary : Stanley Elementary
Middle : Hamilton Middle School

What district is West High in?

Wichita

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