Iowa City High School

1900 Morningside Dr, Iowa City IA, 52245 | Iowa City Community School District | 319-688-1040
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1600
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 69% 1% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 19 in Iowa City
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
65%Iowa City
69%Iowa

Iowa City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Iowa City Community School District" in Iowa City, IA. There are a total of 1,600 students and 93 teachers at Iowa City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Iowa City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 68.5%, which is 1% lower than the Iowa average.

Iowa City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1600
Teachers93
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment662
Taking some courses515
Taking some courses (not tests)158
Passing some courses243
Passing no courses254

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Iowa City High School, there are a total of 662 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 515 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School71%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All66%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School66%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Iowa City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 66.9% 64.9% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 18.0% 18.1% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 3.7% 6.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9% 9.0% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.7% 3.1% 3.1%

Iowa City demographics profile

StatisticIowa CityIowaNational
Population75,8493,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,9575791
Median age26.338.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)38%60%55%
Speak English82%92%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in Iowa City

IndexIowa CityIowaNational
Completed 8th grade94.3%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school93.1%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college82.2%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree66.7%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors59.9%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters30.9%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree14.1%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate8.1%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Iowa City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.