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Atlantic High School

๐Ÿ“ 1201 E 14th St, Atlantic, Cass County, 50022

485
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Atlantic High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlantic, Cass County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Mckay. It is part of the Atlantic Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Heather Mckay
School district
Atlantic Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Atlantic High School enrolls 485 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
244 (50%)
Female students
241 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.9
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White42888%
Hispanic or Latino296%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander163.3%
Black or African American4<1%
Two or more races4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

189 of the school's 485 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Atlantic High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 11, state house district 21.

School district: Atlantic Comm School District

Atlantic High School is one of 4 schools in Atlantic Comm School District, based in Atlantic, Iowa. The district serves 1,621 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Atlantic High School is larger than the district average of about 405 students per school.

1,621
District students
4
Schools
105
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

76%
Reading proficient
65%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Remote

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