📍 820 S Osage, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67213
West High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 1,370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West High enrolls 1,370 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 41% |
| White | 421 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 125 | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,252 of the school's 1,370 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,149 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
West High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-40, state senate district 25, state house district 95.
West High is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,370 students, West High is larger than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large