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Heights High
D−

Heights High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5301 N Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219 · (316) 973-1400 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

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Photo: Patrick Pelletier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,505
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Heights 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 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 26.8% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

5301 N Hillside, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9388
Grade 10419
Grade 11395
Grade 12303
Enrollment over time
1,187’20
1,229’21
1,292’22
1,454’23
1,505’24

Up 26.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 37%White 30%Hispanic 21%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 Heights 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.