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Enrollment
452
High
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193024001704
Washington High School
1111 S. Ave. B, Washington, IA 52353 · (319) 653-2143 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest 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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
173 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 114 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 27% |
Student demographics
44%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Washington Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 56.2% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 73% 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 Washington High School
Washington High School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington High School this school | 452 | 38.3% | 53.1% |
| Nevada High School Nevada | 498 | 36.5% | 70.1% |
| Sheldon High School Sheldon | 356 | 32.9% | 77.2% |
| Ridge View High School Holstein | 242 | 36.4% | 67.5% |
| New Hampton High School New Hampton | 318 | 37.4% | 77.6% |
| Riverside Middle/Senior High School Oakland | 365 | 34.8% | 74.2% |
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 Washington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #296 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #294 of 314 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #305 of 314 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #109 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #124 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #69 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #132 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #17 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
452
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 452 | 31.9 | 14.2:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 27.5 | 15.8:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 28.6 | 16.5:1 | 48% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 46% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 28.4 | 20.6:1 | 33% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 34% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 18% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 30 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (584 to 452); teachers up 13% (28.4 to 31.9).
About Washington High School
Washington High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Washington, Iowa. In all, 452 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
Washington High School is one of 4 schools in Washington Comm School District, which enrolls 1,600 students in total.
About 72% of the student body at Washington High School is White. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Washington County, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The school lists 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 38% of the student body.
Washington High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Iowa public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Washington High School posts 53.1% against a 72.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Iowa.
American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $75,647, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 3,820 students.
Lincoln Upper Elementary School is the nearest public school to Washington High School, about 0.6 miles away. Washington High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 69.9%, higher than Washington High School's 53.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment decreased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.1:1 to 14.2:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,561
Census ACS
Median income
$75,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Comm School District
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
- Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Washington
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
- Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other Washington High schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Washington High. Washington High School is the 14th largest of the 18.
- Washington High SchoolCherokee, IA · 366 students
- Washington HighFremont, CA · 1,957 students
- Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SD · 1,819 students
- Washington High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,659 students
- Washington High SchoolCharles Town, WV · 1,458 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Upper Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- Washington Middle School0.7 mi · 347
- Stewart Elementary School1.4 mi · 457
- WACO High School9.5 mi · 241
- WACO Elementary School9.7 mi · 317
- Highland Middle School11.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Washington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington High School?
Washington High School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Washington High School serve?
Washington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Washington High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Washington High School.
What is the student diversity at Washington High School?
Student demographics at Washington High School are roughly 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington High School in?
Washington High School is part of Washington Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.