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Wyandotte High

Summary:

Wyandotte High is a public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,832 students. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wyandotte High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Kansas over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of schools statewide. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, indicating very poor academic performance. Only 6.88% of 10th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.57% statewide and 12.27% in the Kansas City district. The school's performance on math and science assessments is even worse, with only 1.39% of 10th graders proficient or better in math and 3.7% proficient or better in science. Wyandotte High struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Kansas high schools for most student subgroups.

The nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as Washington High, F.L. Schlagle High, and J.C. Harmon High, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to Wyandotte High. However, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, a magnet school in the district, stands out as a high-performing outlier, with significantly higher proficiency rates and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2501 Minneosta Avenue
       Kansas City, KS  66102

(913) 627-7650

District: Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
310th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,167 Help


Feeder schools for Wyandotte High:

Elementary:    Banneker Elementary
    Bertram Caruthers Elementary
    Chelsea Elementary
    Douglass Elementary
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Middle:    Carl B. Bruce Middle School
    Central Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  1,832

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.1%
African American:
20.5%
Asian:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.8% Help


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Compare Details Wyandotte High ranks worse than 97.5% of high schools in Kansas. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the Kansas City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.83. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wyandotte High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Wyandotte High has the largest high school student body size in the Kansas City School District.  (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wyandotte High is $11,167. 4 high schools in the Kansas City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wyandotte High:

SchoolDigger ranks Wyandotte High 310th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Wyandotte High in the ranking list.)

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Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Kansas City 257th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wyandotte High

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Rank History for all students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 0.72 257th 262 1.9%
2007 0.71 274th 280 2.1%
2008 2.28 264th 267 1.1%
2009 0.49 287th 291 1.4%
2010 0.53 296th 302 2.0%
2011 0.29 295th 298 1.0%
2012 0.00 317th 317 0.0%
2013 0.00 321st 323 0.6%
2015 4.08 318th 326 2.5%
2016 3.28 310th 313 1.0%
2017 4.52 313th 316 0.9%
2018 6.67 302nd 314 3.8%
2019 4.72 317th 325 2.5%
2021 4.46 311th 320 2.8%
2022 5.00 318th 324 1.9%
2023 3.75 323rd 327 1.2%
2024 3.83 310th 318 2.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.21 29th 47 38.3%
2019 36.81 32nd 49 34.7%
2021 40.46 20th 41 51.2%
2022 41.90 16th 36 55.6%
2023 42.86 21st 42 50.0%
2024 31.39 27th 39 30.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.32 90th 110 18.2%
2019 27.60 99th 111 10.8%
2021 25.90 97th 115 15.7%
2022 34.66 70th 117 40.2%
2023 27.50 87th 122 28.7%
2024 20.85 118th 124 4.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.73 214th 228 6.1%
2019 14.28 217th 229 5.2%
2021 10.12 209th 213 1.9%
2022 11.17 215th 223 3.6%
2023 8.33 247th 250 1.2%
2024 9.98 240th 249 3.6%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.59 2nd 4 50.0%
2023 23.57 8th 10 20.0%
2024 71.16 1st 8 87.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.57 244th 248 1.6%
2019 3.44 247th 249 0.8%
2021 4.26 248th 250 0.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.32 90th 110 18.2%
2019 27.60 99th 111 10.8%
2021 25.90 97th 115 15.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.11 234th 248 5.6%
2019 7.06 247th 252 2.0%
2021 5.02 252nd 258 2.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.63 27th 29 6.9%
2019 3.34 31st 32 3.1%
2021 3.14 29th 29 0.0%
2022 5.64 27th 28 3.6%
2023 3.22 32nd 33 3.0%
2024 14.82 28th 32 12.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.30 43rd 47 8.5%
2019 16.98 44th 46 4.3%
2021 16.98 44th 48 8.3%
2022 19.84 43rd 50 14.0%
2023 23.32 41st 53 22.6%
2024 18.67 45th 50 10.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.19 84th 89 5.6%
2019 17.93 81st 92 12.0%
2021 12.28 93rd 99 6.1%
2022 13.01 96th 102 5.9%
2023 12.47 109th 110 0.9%
2024 14.79 99th 105 5.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Wyandotte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.31 298th 306 2.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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by a student
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Open Quote The teachers are really cool, but the students were one of the worst students i ever had to work with! If you need help, they are always willing to help, but they are not as up to date on curriculum as they should be... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wyandotte High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 487 1003 36 87 2 n/a n/a 0 1615
1989 442 936 28 106 5 n/a n/a 0 1517
1990 414 821 35 99 1 n/a n/a 0 1370
1991 354 753 44 100 3 n/a n/a 0 1254
1992 335 796 37 96 0 n/a n/a 0 1264
1993 302 840 37 97 0 n/a n/a 0 1276
1994 269 859 40 99 4 n/a n/a 0 1271
1995 241 877 43 134 2 n/a n/a 0 1297
1996 241 877 43 134 2 n/a n/a 0 1297
1997 230 812 50 136 3 n/a n/a 0 1231
1998 229 823 70 149 2 n/a n/a 0 1273
1999 171 867 59 143 2 n/a n/a 0 1242
2000 140 812 60 173 2 n/a n/a 0 1187
2001 114 846 54 226 2 n/a n/a 0 1242
2002 126 772 51 343 3 n/a n/a 0 1295
2003 126 772 51 343 3 n/a n/a 0 1295
2004 99 746 39 383 3 n/a n/a 0 1270
2005 99 600 35 390 1 n/a n/a 0 1125
2006 104 641 37 411 0 n/a n/a 0 1193
2007 98 596 33 448 2 n/a n/a 0 1177
2008 91 555 20 502 4 n/a n/a 3 1175
2009 89 566 32 509 5 n/a n/a 0 1201
2010 90 464 52 574 5 1 1 0 1187
2011 89 478 83 560 4 1 2 0 1217
2012 91 424 113 585 3 2 5 0 1223
2013 90 475 127 663 3 5 6 0 1369
2014 91 480 146 728 4 5 6 0 1460
2015 86 460 144 772 6 2 6 0 1476
2016 80 375 143 800 5 2 6 0 1411
2017 73 329 127 829 4 1 6 0 1369
2018 60 309 113 863 1 1 8 0 1355
2019 62 355 110 931 1 3 16 0 1478
2020 57 402 99 1051 3 4 16 0 1632
2021 53 403 89 1102 2 4 24 0 1677
2022 38 411 87 1265 1 4 27 0 1833
2023 43 376 61 1320 1 6 25 0 1832

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wyandotte High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1615 82.0 19.6 0
1989 1517 80.0 18.9 n/a
1990 1370 72.2 18.9 0
1991 1254 69.3 18.0 n/a
1992 1264 65.6 19.2 52.9
1993 1276 70.1 18.2 46.9
1994 1271 76.0 16.7 12.9
1995 1297 74.0 17.5 65.1
1996 1297 74.0 17.5 65.1
1997 1231 71.3 17.3 72.1
1998 1273 69.2 18.4 73
1999 1242 74.2 16.7 81.2
2000 1187 76.0 15.6 76.2
2001 1242 76.0 16.3 80.4
2002 1295 75.0 17.3 82.2
2003 1295 75.0 17.3 82.2
2004 1270 74.0 17.2 82.9
2005 1125 78.6 14.3 76
2006 1193 78.5 15.2 78.5
2007 1177 88.0 13.4 77.1
2008 1175 80.1 14.7 82.4
2009 1201 79.8 15.1 91.8
2010 1187 59.5 19.9 94.2
2011 1217 68.4 17.7 94.9
2012 1223 74.6 16.3 94.7
2013 1369 79.5 17.2 95.5
2014 1460 95.2 15.3 95
2015 1476 102.0 14.4 93.9
2016 1411 101.0 13.9 87.8
2017 1369 97.5 14.0 90.9
2018 1355 103.0 13.1 93.1
2019 1478 86.2 17.1 89
2020 1632 106.2 15.3 90.7
2021 1677 99.2 16.9 94.3
2022 1833 105.0 17.4 89.5
2023 1832 106.7 17.1 82.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wyandotte High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1615 82.0 19.6 0
1989 1517 80.0 18.9 n/a
1990 1370 72.2 18.9 0
1991 1254 69.3 18.0 n/a
1992 1264 65.6 19.2 52.9
1993 1276 70.1 18.2 46.9
1994 1271 76.0 16.7 12.9
1995 1297 74.0 17.5 65.1
1996 1297 74.0 17.5 65.1
1997 1231 71.3 17.3 72.1
1998 1273 69.2 18.4 73
1999 1242 74.2 16.7 81.2
2000 1187 76.0 15.6 76.2
2001 1242 76.0 16.3 80.4
2002 1295 75.0 17.3 82.2
2003 1295 75.0 17.3 82.2
2004 1270 74.0 17.2 82.9
2005 1125 78.6 14.3 76
2006 1193 78.5 15.2 78.5
2007 1177 88.0 13.4 77.1
2008 1175 80.1 14.7 82.4
2009 1201 79.8 15.1 91.8
2010 1187 59.5 19.9 94.2
2011 1217 68.4 17.7 94.9
2012 1223 74.6 16.3 94.7
2013 1369 79.5 17.2 95.5
2014 1460 95.2 15.3 95
2015 1476 102.0 14.4 93.9
2016 1411 101.0 13.9 87.8
2017 1369 97.5 14.0 90.9
2018 1355 103.0 13.1 93.1
2019 1478 86.2 17.1 89
2020 1632 106.2 15.3 90.7
2021 1677 99.2 16.9 94.3
2022 1833 105.0 17.4 89.5
2023 1832 106.7 17.1 82.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wyandotte High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,141 (19.2%) $9,027 (80.8%) $11,167

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wyandotte High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 317th of 325 High schoolsRanks 323rd of 327 High schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wyandotte High)6.93
 3.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)12.713.4
 0.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Wyandotte High)4.10.7
 3.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)106.7
 3.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Wyandotte High)5.83.7
 2.1%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas City)11.210.8
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students14781832
 24%
African American355376
 5.9%
American Indian11
Asian11061
 44.5%
Hispanic9311320
 41.8%
Pacific Islander36
 100%
White6243
 30.6%
Two or More Races1625
 56.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89%82.8%
 6.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wyandotte High

Students at Wyandotte High are 72% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,832 students attended Wyandotte High.

Wyandotte High ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Kansas high schools.

Wyandotte High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banneker Elementary
Elementary : Bertram Caruthers Elementary
Elementary : Chelsea Elementary
Elementary : Douglass Elementary
Elementary : M E Pearson Elementary
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary School
Elementary : Quindaro Elementary
Elementary : Whittier Elementary
Middle : Carl B. Bruce Middle School
Middle : Central Middle


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