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Enrollment
1,190
High
DISTRICT 1,022 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVENPORT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190858001977
North High School
626 W 53rd St, Davenport, IA 52806 · (563) 723-5500 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,190 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Iowa public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
618 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 252 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 311 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 344 | 29% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
60.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 35.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 North High School
North High School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North High School this school | 1,190 | 51.9% | 47.5% |
| Roosevelt High School Des Moines | 2,051 | 55.2% | 59.5% |
| George Washington High School Cedar Rapids | 1,182 | 54.7% | 60.2% |
| Central High School Davenport | 1,288 | 49.2% | 51.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids | 1,501 | 60.5% | 51.9% |
| Iowa City High School Iowa City | 1,666 | 42.0% | 66.8% |
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 North High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #306 of 313 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #301 of 314 ▲ 9 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #292 of 314 ▲ 16 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,190 | #35 of 340 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #221 of 259 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #9 of 260 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #41 of 320 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #125 of 125 | N/A |
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
1,190
-70 (-6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 933
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,190 | 70.3 | 16.9:1 | 52% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 1,303 | 77.5 | 16.8:1 | 46% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 1,352 | 77.4 | 17.5:1 | 50% (672) |
| 2020-21 | 1,260 | 81 | 15.6:1 | 56% (705) |
| 2017-18 | 1,191 | 88.9 | 13.4:1 | 56% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 80 | 14.5:1 | 60% (697) |
| 2010-11 | 969 | 66 | 14.7:1 | 48% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 1,086 | 83 | 13.1:1 | 29% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 933 | 70 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,191 to 1,190); teachers down 21% (88.9 to 70.3).
About North High School
North High School is a large high school located in Davenport, Iowa. The school had 1,190 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 154% bigger than that.
North High School reports to Davenport Comm School District, which has 27 schools and 12,812 students.
North High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Scott County overall, about 79% of residents are White. North High School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.9 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. Among public schools in Scott County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
North High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 66.0% for North High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 47.5%. The 18.5-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
In Scott County (population about 174,608), the median household income is $78,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 53 public schools in Scott County, enrolling about 26,100 students in all.
The closest other public school is Harrison Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, North High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
North High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 1,260. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,608
Census ACS
Median income
$78,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
26,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davenport Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in Davenport
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other North High schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named North High. North High School is the 17th largest of the 22.
- North High SchoolSioux City, IA · 1,529 students
- North High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 1,428 students
- North High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,532 students
- North HighBakersfield, CA · 2,135 students
- North HighWichita, KS · 2,041 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary School0.4 mi · 459
- Wood Middle School1.0 mi · 629
- Mid City High1.3 mi · 306
- Truman Elementary School1.7 mi · 434
- Fillmore Elementary School1.8 mi · 388
- Garfield Elementary School2.1 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About North High SchoolHow large is North High School?
North High School enrolls approximately 1,190 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North High School serve?
North High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North High School is approximately 16.9:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North High School?
Student demographics at North High School are roughly 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is North High School in?
North High School is part of Davenport Comm School District.
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