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Northwest High

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Northwest High ranks 200 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 40% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Northwest High is a public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,435 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 124th out of 313 Kansas high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 232nd out of 318 in 2023-2024. Its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 200th out of 332 Kansas high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, is generally below the Wichita district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.29% of Northwest High's 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.62% for the Wichita district and 37.93% for the state.

Northwest High's performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools in the Wichita district, such as East High, South High, and North High, as well as the high schools in the Goddard and Maize districts. These nearby schools tend to have higher student performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Northwest High. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

1,424

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,962

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 N Tyler Rd
Wichita, KS 67212

(316) 973-6000

District: Wichita

Feeder schools for Northwest High:

Elementary:	Benton Elementary
	Kensler Elementary
	McCollom Elementary
	Peterson Elementary
Middle:	Wilbur Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wichita

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% Kansas)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

200^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	41.1	200 of 332	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	232 of 318	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	205 of 327	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	200 of 324	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	191 of 320	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	203 of 325	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	136 of 314	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	172 of 316	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.1	124 of 313	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.4	189 of 326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	204 of 323	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	192 of 317	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.6	256 of 298	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	254 of 302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	249 of 291	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.4	176 of 267	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	206 of 280	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.1	107 of 262	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	20 of 52	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	74 of 115	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	79.0	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	20 of 36	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	23.0	37 of 47	21.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	181 of 250	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	161 of 249	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	110 of 248	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.5	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	44 of 106	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	42 of 105	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	55 of 110	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	31 of 102	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	49 of 92	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	116 of 246	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	152 of 250	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	69 of 213	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	88 of 229	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	108 of 228	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	52.3	107 of 258	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	127 of 248	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	49 of 71	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	24 of 64	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	89 of 125	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	54 of 124	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	74 of 115	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	79.0	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	122 of 306	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	205 of 295	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	183 of 309	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	147 of 307	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	131 of 302	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	65 of 296	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2023)61st percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2021)59th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)44th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2021)36th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2021)28th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 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
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
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
Maize Senior High	Public	9-12	11600 W 45th St N	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 722-0441	1,444	94	15.4	29.5%	1,013 (70.2%)	55 (3.8%)	230 (15.9%)	38 (2.6%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (6.5%)	51.1	157^th of 332 public high schools	52.7%		49.8	160^th of 318 public high schools	49.7%	3	34.5	34.5	39.6	39.6	$12,377	$619	$11,758
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
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
Eisenhower High School	Public	9-12	1230 S 167th St. W.	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4190	991	59	16.7	23.1%	809 (81.6%)	16 (1.6%)	91 (9.2%)	19 (1.9%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.8%)	49	165^th of 332 public high schools	50.3%		71.9	63^rd of 318 public high schools	80.2%	102	34.3	34.3	38.0	38.0	$11,622	$702	$10,920
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High

What district is Northwest High in?

Wichita

How many students attend Northwest High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,424 students attended Northwest High.

Is Northwest High a good school?

Northwest High ranks 200^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Northwest High?

Northwest High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benton Elementary
Elementary : Kensler Elementary
Elementary : McCollom Elementary
Elementary : Peterson Elementary
Middle : Wilbur Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest High?

Students at Northwest High are 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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