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Enrollment
1,490
High
DISTRICT 1,079 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190948000604
Dubuque Senior High School
1800 Clarke Dr, Dubuque, IA 52001 · (563) 552-5500 · Dubuque County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,490 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
132 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
649 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 373 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 369 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 386 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 362 | 24% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 68.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dubuque Senior High School
Dubuque Senior High School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Senior High School this school | 1,490 | 43.6% | 65.0% |
| Hempstead High School Dubuque | 1,499 | 42.0% | 64.1% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 981 | 46.3% | 55.6% |
| Mason City High School Mason City | 891 | 41.2% | 58.6% |
| Burlington Community High School Burlington | 1,016 | 49.3% | 48.7% |
| John F Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids | 1,648 | 36.0% | 69.3% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dubuque Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #248 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #218 of 314 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #288 of 314 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,490 | #20 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #25 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #67 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #86 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #82 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,490
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,498
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,490 | 131.8 | 11.3:1 | 44% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 1,466 | 130.7 | 11.2:1 | 37% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 1,435 | 135.7 | 10.6:1 | 36% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,483 | 135 | 11.0:1 | 37% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 1,585 | 116.7 | 13.6:1 | 33% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 1,625 | 123 | 13.2:1 | 30% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 1,551 | 97 | 16.0:1 | 36% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 1,503 | 112 | 13.4:1 | 20% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 1,498 | 101 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dubuque Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,585 to 1,490); teachers up 13% (116.7 to 131.8).
About Dubuque Senior High School
Dubuque Senior High School serves students in Dubuque, Iowa, as a high-enrollment high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,490 students. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 218% higher.
Dubuque Senior High School is run by Dubuque Comm School District, whose 19 schools enroll 9,843 students.
A majority of students at Dubuque Senior High School, 73%, are White. Next come 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 89% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Dubuque Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 at Dubuque Senior High School, with 131.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The school counts 649 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%.
Dubuque Senior High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 70.2% at Dubuque Senior High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dubuque County, median household income is about $77,630, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Dubuque County, serving about 13,164 students.
The closest public school to Dubuque Senior High School is Irving Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.2% proficiency; Dubuque Senior High School posts 65.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 1,483 students in 2020-21 and 1,490 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dubuque Senior High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dubuque Comm School District
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- John Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Dubuque
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- John Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Irving Elementary School0.6 mi · 409
- Dubuque Online School0.6 mi · 249
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 257
- George Washington Middle School1.0 mi · 584
- Hoover Elementary School1.3 mi · 292
- Prescott Elementary School1.4 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Dubuque Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dubuque Senior High School?
Dubuque Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,490 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dubuque Senior High School serve?
Dubuque Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Dubuque Senior High School have?
Dubuque Senior High School employs 132 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dubuque Senior High School?
At Dubuque Senior High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dubuque Senior High School in?
Dubuque Senior High School is part of Dubuque Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.