Washington High School

Washington High School, a reasonably sized high school in Washington, Iowa, part of Washington Comm School District, serves 452 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Washington Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,600 students; Washington High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington High School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Washington High School lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 72.8%; this one comes in at 53.1%, -19.7 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $75,647, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Washington County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,820 students), of which Washington High School is one.

Lincoln Upper Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Washington High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 69.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington High School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 452). The White share of enrollment declined from 80% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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