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Heights High High School
5301 North Hillside Wichita KS, 67219, Sedgwick County Phone: 316-973-1400 Ranking:  (292 out of 308, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wichita Unified School District 259 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 83 | 88 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 78 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,300 | 1,389 | 1,547 | 1,558 | 1,554 | 1,628 | 1,580 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 305 | 23.5% | 309 | 22.2% | 392 | 25.3% | 411 | 26.4% | 438 | 28.2% | 422 | 25.9% | 407 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 302 | 23.2% | 359 | 25.8% | 398 | 25.7% | 435 | 27.9% | 431 | 27.7% | 411 | 25.2% | 423 | 26.8% |
| Grade 11: | 346 | 26.6% | 367 | 26.4% | 390 | 25.2% | 371 | 23.8% | 341 | 21.9% | 390 | 24.0% | 421 | 26.6% |
| Grade 12: | 347 | 26.7% | 354 | 25.5% | 367 | 23.7% | 341 | 21.9% | 344 | 22.1% | 405 | 24.9% | 329 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 677 | 52.1% | 719 | 51.8% | 807 | 52.2% | 805 | 51.7% | 802 | 51.6% | 789 | 48.5% | 811 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 623 | 47.9% | 670 | 48.2% | 740 | 47.8% | 753 | 48.3% | 752 | 48.4% | 750 | 46.1% | 765 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.7% | 40 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 44 | 3.4% | 51 | 3.7% | 58 | 3.7% | 70 | 4.5% | 59 | 3.8% | 61 | 3.7% | 54 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 168 | 12.9% | 181 | 13.0% | 196 | 12.7% | 195 | 12.5% | 179 | 11.5% | 134 | 8.2% | 132 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 421 | 32.4% | 442 | 31.8% | 506 | 32.7% | 500 | 32.1% | 466 | 30.0% | 525 | 32.2% | 549 | 34.7% |
| White: | 530 | 40.8% | 564 | 40.6% | 639 | 41.3% | 645 | 41.4% | 713 | 45.9% | 787 | 48.3% | 806 | 51.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 113 | 8.7% | 126 | 9.1% | 127 | 8.2% | 125 | 8.0% | 109 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 603 | 46.4% | 610 | 43.9% | 666 | 43.1% | 637 | 40.9% | 611 | 39.3% | 535 | 32.9% | 486 | 30.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 9.5% | 141 | 10.2% | 163 | 10.5% | 152 | 9.8% | 138 | 8.9% | 200 | 12.3% | 150 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.59 | 15.87 | 19.42 | 19.16 | 19.30 | 20.90 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.59% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.03% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.58% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.43% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.22% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.69% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.04% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.92% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.85% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.96% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,528.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,096.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,958.0 |
* Heights High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.