📍 8800 W 85th St, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66212
Shawnee Mission West High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 1,640 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shawnee Mission West High enrolls 1,640 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 104 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 756 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 495 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 119 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 40 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
892 of the school's 1,640 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 712 qualify for free lunch and 180 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.
Shawnee Mission West 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-30, state senate district 21, state house district 22.
Shawnee Mission West High is one of 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The district serves 26,513 students district-wide and employs 1,968 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,640 students, Shawnee Mission West High is larger than the district average of about 589 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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