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North High
D−

North High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1437 Rochester, Wichita, KS 67203 · (316) 973-6300 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

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Photo: JamesAGreen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,041
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about North High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12North HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
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 ↗

1437 Rochester, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9542
Grade 10576
Grade 11489
Grade 12434
Enrollment over time
2,109’20
2,149’21
2,074’22
2,078’23
2,041’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 15%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North High 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.