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D−

Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High

PublicHighGrades 6–12

17222 Mustang Road, Kismet, KS 67859 · (620) 563-7292 · Part of Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483

Fargo Township’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
310
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Fargo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Plains Elemin Plains
6–12Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

17222 Mustang Road, Kismet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 642
Grade 740
Grade 842
Grade 955
Grade 1040
Grade 1140
Grade 1251
Enrollment over time
321’20
327’21
322’22
309’23
310’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 34%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High from Fargo Township families.

Other schools in Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483

The district →
Kismet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kismet
152 students11:1
Plains Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Plains
C−
113 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Fargo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.