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Wichita East High School

Wichita High School East
Wichita High School East, September 2012.png
Address
2301 East Douglas Avenue
Wichita, Kansas 67211
United States
Coordinates 37°40′56″N 97°18′34″W / 37.682334°N 97.309466°W / 37.682334; -97.309466Coordinates: 37°40′56″N 97°18′34″W / 37.682334°N 97.309466°W / 37.682334; -97.309466
Information
School type Public, High School
Established 1878
School district USD 259
Superintendent John Allison
CEEB code 173206
Principal Ken Thiessen
Teaching staff 131.60 (on a FTE basis)
Grades 9 to 12
Gender coed
Enrollment 2348 (2016-2017)
Student to teacher ratio 17.31
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Navy blue
     White
     Columbia Blue
Athletics Class 6A
District 6
Athletics conference Greater Wichita
Athletic League
Mascot Blue Aces
Rival Wichita Southeast High School
Newspaper The Messenger
Yearbook Echoes
Website

Wichita East High School , known locally as East, is a public, co-educational secondary school located near the center of Wichita, Kansas, United States. The school's 44-acre (180,000 m2) campus and the building's Collegiate Gothic styling make it an urban landmark. With a student population of 2,348, it is the largest high school in the state.

The school offers the International Baccalaureate program, a prestigious magnet program that teaches students at college level, that attracts students from all around the Wichita metro area. In 2014, East was ranked the #1 school in the state of Kansas by U.S. News & World Report and the #1 place to work in Wichita by the Wichita Business Journal.

Wichita East traces its roots back to 1878, although the current building wasn't completed until 1923. Originally known as Wichita High School, East was the first of seven traditional public high schools to be built in USD 259, Wichita's Unified School District. In 1929, when Wichita North High School was completed, the school's name was changed to Wichita High School East. Originally built on a campus shared with Roosevelt Junior High School, the high school's growing enrollment forced the conversion of the junior high school into a second wing of the high school.

The junior high school and high school were joined by a third structure in 1976-1977, a library and cafeteria that connected the second floor of the two buildings. In 2004, a construction project added a new gymnasium, converted the old gym into the current science wing, and provided air conditioning to the entire building, but the renovation removed the building's swimming pool, auto mechanics building and 500 Hall, which housed the wood shops.

In 2011, East added a secondary gym and a new swimming pool. In 2012, the school celebrated the opening of the new performing arts center, featuring a 600-seat theater, instrumental rehearsal spaces and vocal music room.

In 2014, East was ranked the #1 school in the state of Kansas by U.S. News & World Report. The campus is also home to the Wichita Area Technical College.


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