📍 1924 van Brunt Blvd, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64127
East High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 1,112 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City 33 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East High School enrolls 1,112 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 5.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 518 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 462 | 42% |
| Asian | 66 | 5.9% |
| White | 48 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,109 of the school's 1,112 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,109 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
East High School 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 MO-50, state senate district 9, state house district 23.
East High School is one of 35 schools in KANSAS CITY 33, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 15,079 students district-wide and employs 1,164 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,112 students, East High School is larger than the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large