Urbandale High School

7111 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale IA, 50322 | Urbandale Community School District | 515-457-6800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1301
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 70% 2% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 12 in Urbandale
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
77%Urbandale
69%Iowa

Urbandale High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Urbandale Community School District" in Urbandale, IA. There are a total of 1,301 students and 86 teachers at Urbandale High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Urbandale High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 70.0%, which is 2% higher than the Iowa average.

Urbandale High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1301
Teachers86
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment233
Taking some courses138
Taking some courses (not tests)6
Passing some courses68
Passing no courses62

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 Urbandale High School, there are a total of 233 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 138 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

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

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School74%

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.

Urbandale High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 79.1% 76.1% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 7.2% 7.0% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 3.4% 3.4% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5% 8.9% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.6% 4.3% 3.1% 3.1%

Urbandale demographics profile

StatisticUrbandaleIowaNational
Population43,8793,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,9485791
Median age38.938.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%60%55%
Speak English89%92%79%
Speak Spanish3%4%13%

Education level achieved in Urbandale

IndexUrbandaleIowaNational
Completed 8th grade95.4%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school95.1%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college78.8%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.5%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors49.5%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters14.2%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.6%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Urbandale High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.