Spirit Lake High School

2701 Hill Ave, Spirit Lake IA, 51360 | Spirit Lake Community School District | 712-336-3707
  • grades 9-12
  • students 403
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 85% 23% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 3 in Spirit Lake
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
82%Spirit Lake
69%Iowa

Spirit Lake High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Spirit Lake Community School District" in Spirit Lake, IA. There are a total of 403 students and 26 teachers at Spirit Lake High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Spirit Lake High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 84.5%, which is 23% higher than the Iowa average.

Spirit Lake High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students403
Teachers26
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment0
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses0
Passing no courses0

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 Spirit Lake High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80-84%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85-89%

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.

Spirit Lake High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 93.9% 91.5% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 1.0% 1.0% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 1.0% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 3.8% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.0% 2.2% 3.1% 3.1%

Spirit Lake demographics profile

StatisticSpirit LakeIowaNational
Population5,1303,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,1465791
Median age42.938.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%60%55%
Speak English99%92%79%
Speak Spanish0%4%13%

Education level achieved in Spirit Lake

IndexSpirit LakeIowaNational
Completed 8th grade94.2%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school92.9%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college67.9%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree45.6%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.2%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters8.5%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Spirit Lake High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.