📍 425 E Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, 50702
West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The school has 1,652 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Miehe. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West High School enrolls 1,652 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 20% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 818 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 323 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 93 | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 65 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,031 of the school's 1,652 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 799 qualify for free lunch and 232 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 31, state house district 61.
West High School is one of 18 schools in Waterloo Comm School District, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The district serves 10,635 students district-wide and employs 769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,652 students, West High School is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small