📍 900 W Main, West Branch, Cedar County, 52358
West Branch High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Branch, Cedar County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Oswald. It is part of the West Branch Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Branch High School enrolls 244 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 244 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 Branch High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 37, state house district 73.
West Branch High School is one of 3 schools in West Branch Comm School District, based in West Branch, Iowa. The district serves 880 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, West Branch High School is smaller than the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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