Enrollment
180
High
DISTRICT 1,162 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191470001030
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School
1528 Mall Drive, Iowa City, IA 52240 · (319) 688-1080 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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Student : Teacher
9.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
124 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 61% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
own-school result
Math
6.6%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 6.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 18.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #286 of 340 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #11 of 320 | #1 of 7 |
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
180
+37 (+26%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 180 | 19 | 9.5:1 | 69% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 17.9 | 10.7:1 | 74% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 17.7 | 9.3:1 | 70% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 18 | 7.9:1 | 62% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 12.2 | 13.5:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 64% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 7 | 16.9:1 | 73% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (165 to 180); teachers up 56% (12.2 to 19).
About Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School
Federal records list Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School as a high school in Iowa City, Iowa. It enrolled 180 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School is run by Iowa City Comm School District, whose 29 schools enroll 15,111 students.
Enrollment at Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 41%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 21% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Black among all Johnson County residents. By the diversity index, Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School comes in at 70%.
Federal data list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. For comparison, public schools in Johnson County average 37%.
Johnson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,935, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School is among the 43 public schools in Johnson County.
The closest public school to Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School is Southeast Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 26%, from 143 to 180. The school's ratio rose from 7.9:1 to 9.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,639
Census ACS
Median income
$74,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
20,019 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iowa City Comm School District
- Iowa City High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- West Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,514 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,286 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,269 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- North Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
Other schools in Iowa City
- Iowa City High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- West Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,514 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,269 students
- Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Weber ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Middle School0.2 mi · 1,269
- Mark Twain Elementary0.6 mi · 213
- Grant Wood Elementary School0.7 mi · 306
- Robert Lucas Elementary School0.8 mi · 245
- Longfellow Elementary School1.0 mi · 325
- Iowa City High School1.1 mi · 1,666
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolHow many students attend Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School?
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School serve?
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School?
At Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School?
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School is overseen by Iowa City Comm School District in Johnson County.
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