It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is operated by the Kansas City USD 500 school district On January 4, 1932 Washington High School (originally named Washington Rural High School) opened on Leavenworth Road in the northwest part of Wyandotte County, Kansas.

The school was named after the first United States President George Washington.

First was the post-World War II baby boom with middle-class families moving into the area.

[5] The resulting expanded USD 500 district responded to the overcrowding at Washington High School by opening F. L. Schlagle High School three miles away at 59th Street and Parallel Parkway in 1972.

[6] Washington is a part of the Kansas State High School Activities Association 5A classification[7][8][9] The school offers many sports and activities, including: Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Football,[10] Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Bowling, Track and Field, Cross Country, Scholars Bowl, Forensics, Debate, Robotics, and Choral Music.