📍 501 E 2nd, Ottumwa, Wapello County, 52501
Ottumwa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ottumwa, Wapello County. The school has 1,317 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shelley Bramschreiber. It is part of the Ottumwa Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ottumwa High School enrolls 1,317 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 726 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 27% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 83 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 38 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 1,317 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 454 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Ottumwa 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 41, state house district 81.
Ottumwa High School is one of 11 schools in Ottumwa Comm School District, based in Ottumwa, Iowa. The district serves 5,024 students district-wide and employs 317 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,317 students, Ottumwa High School is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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