📍 7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66109
Washington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,114 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 3% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington High enrolls 1,114 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 422 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 333 | 30% |
| White | 169 | 15% |
| Asian | 112 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
831 of the school's 1,114 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 731 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 36.
Washington High is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,114 students, Washington High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize