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Sowers Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2400 Wassall St, Wichita, KS 67216 · (316) 973-1600 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

Wichita’s School Grade D better than 5% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
60
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sowers Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sowers Alternative High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2400 Wassall St, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 915
Grade 109
Grade 1117
Grade 1219
Enrollment over time
68’20
65’21
75’22
75’23
60’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Black 32%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sowers Alternative High School from Wichita families.

Other schools in Wichita Unified School District 259

The district →
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C+
829 students14:1
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
B−
644 students16:1
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C−
643 students16:1
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bel Aire
B+
621 students13:1
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
612 students14:1
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
580 students14:1

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; Wichita’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.