📍 2901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52246
West Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 1,503 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mitch Gross. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Senior High School enrolls 1,503 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 26% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 696 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 397 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 12% |
| Asian | 159 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
575 of the school's 1,503 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 510 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
West Senior 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 37, state house district 74.
West Senior 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 1,503 students, West Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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