State/Public High Open

Iowa City High School

๐Ÿ“ 1900 Morningside Dr, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52245

1,599
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Iowa City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 1,599 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Bacon. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 105.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
John Bacon
School district
Iowa City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Iowa City High School enrolls 1,599 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 105.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
846 (53%)
Female students
726 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
105.2
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White82052%
Hispanic or Latino30920%
Black or African American30619%
Two or more races935.9%
Asian402.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

631 of the school's 1,599 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 556 qualify for free lunch and 75 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

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Iowa City High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 43, state house district 85.

School district: Iowa City Comm School District

Iowa City High School is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,599 students, Iowa City High School is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.

15,013
District students
29
Schools
1,081
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

73%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
93%
Graduation rate
9%
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 (14) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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