📍 5301 N Hillside, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67219
Heights High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 1,292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heights High enrolls 1,292 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 33% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 448 | 35% |
| White | 426 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 125 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 32 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
912 of the school's 1,292 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 788 qualify for free lunch and 124 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.
Heights 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 31, state house district 89.
Heights 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 1,292 students, Heights 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