West Senior High School

2901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City IA, 52246 | Iowa City Community School District | 319-688-1050
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1587
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 72% 5% higher 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

West Senior 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 1,587 students and 83 teachers at West Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

West Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 72.0%, which is 5% higher than the Iowa average.

West Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1587
Teachers83
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment981
Taking some courses441
Taking some courses (not tests)533
Passing some courses406
Passing no courses25

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 West Senior High School, there are a total of 981 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 441 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All73%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School73%

Proficiency in languages by grade

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

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.

West Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 69.0% 64.9% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 17.3% 18.1% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 9.0% 6.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 9.0% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 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 West Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.