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South High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

701 W 33rd S, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 973-5450 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

Directions
Students
1,662
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about South 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 27 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
9–12South HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts9%
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 ↗

701 W 33rd S, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9459
Grade 10467
Grade 11400
Grade 12336
Enrollment over time
1,645’20
1,697’21
1,632’22
1,661’23
1,662’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%White 32%Black 20%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%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 South 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.