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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
408:1
Student Diversity
Male
52.2%
Female
47.8%
White
46.1%
Hispanic
30.2%
Black
13.5%
Two or more races
7.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.4%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
The University of Kansas437 Students
Kansas State University314 Students
Johnson County Community College192 Students
University of Missouri - Kansas City151 Students
Wichita State University139 Students
Emporia State University122 Students
Pittsburg State University111 Students
Baker University83 Students
University of Central Missouri79 Students
University of Missouri73 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business85 Students
Nursing76 Students
Psychology75 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies62 Students
Biology59 Students
Marketing34 Students
Elementary Education33 Students
Film and Video Studies32 Students
Computer Science29 Students
Education27 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.9359 Reviews
2.0Senior
10/10/2024
During my time at Shawnee Mission West, I made some great friends. Some of the people are good, and most of the staff are excellent. However, we do have a problem with fighting and being able to actually travel during passing periods.
4.0Senior
10/2/2024
Being at SMW has had it's ups and downs. Overall, I like being a student at West because of all the people you meet. I don't like the food, or the unneeded drama.
4.0Junior
5/7/2024
The school is great for what it is, but it could use more funding and more student outreach programs. students are mostly left high and dry for a lot of things, including college and current schooling. there are good teachers and courses.
All 3 of my children attended West and while each had different interests, abilities and talents, all 3 received a solid education from excellent teachers and staff. Terrific variety of teams, groups, sports to participate in. The parent involvement and support is outstanding. One of the pluses with...
the school as a whole is pretty nice, but the teachers are so bad, everyone I know can do nothing but complain about them. that school has caused me more grief than bullying and death combined. and that's just disgraceful. I've attended that school for 4 years now, and my last day is May 13th, 2011....
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