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Washington High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS 66109 · (913) 627-7800 · Part of Kansas City Unified School District 500

Kansas City’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Kansas State school districts

Directions
Students
1,180
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Washington High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Kansas City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Washington HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts3%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9304
Grade 10302
Grade 11276
Grade 12295
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
1,083’20
1,120’21
1,114’22
1,190’23
1,180’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%Black 33%White 13%Asian 12%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Washington High from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Kansas City Unified School District 500

The district →
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M E Pearson Elem
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606 students14:1
Frank Rushton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C
359 students15:1
Chelsea Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D−
557 students17:1
Hazel Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
537 students16:1
West Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
C
534 students15:1

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 State’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.