Enrollment
51
High
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192061002052
WEST Academy Alternative School
1302 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208 · (641) 792-0335 · Jasper County
GRADES 10–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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Student : Teacher
8.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
28 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 10 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 43% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 55% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
47.1%
own-school result
Math
29.4%
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 | 47.1% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 23.1% |
% 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 WEST Academy Alternative School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #335 of 340 | #6 of 6 |
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
51
-18 (-26%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 52
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 51 | 5.8 | 8.8:1 | 55% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 5.9 | 11.0:1 | 77% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 6.9 | 8.8:1 | 80% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 5 | 13.8:1 | 59% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 6.9 | 10.6:1 | 75% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 8 | 5.5:1 | 61% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 68% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 15% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 52 | 3 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST Academy Alternative School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (73 to 51); teachers down 16% (6.9 to 5.8).
About WEST Academy Alternative School
WEST Academy Alternative School is a very small high school that serves part of Newton, Iowa. Total enrollment is 51 students, and the grades served are 10 through 12. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 89% lower.
WEST Academy Alternative School sits within Newton Comm School District, which has 7 schools and 2,929 students.
A large majority of enrollment at WEST Academy Alternative School is White, at 82%. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%. The diversity index for WEST Academy Alternative School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
WEST Academy Alternative School has 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 8.5 students per teacher. At WEST Academy Alternative School, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 40% average for public schools in Jasper County is 15 points lower.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jasper County show that median household income comes to about $71,311, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 5,668 students.
WEST Academy Alternative School is about 0.3 miles from Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, its nearest public school. WEST Academy Alternative School has 6 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, WEST Academy Alternative School is Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 51, from 69 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 8.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton Comm School District
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.3 mi · 380
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0.7 mi · 306
- Newton Senior High School1.2 mi · 806
- Emerson Hough Elementary School1.3 mi · 336
- Berg Middle School2.3 mi · 790
- Aurora Heights Elementary School2.4 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About WEST Academy Alternative SchoolHow large is WEST Academy Alternative School?
WEST Academy Alternative School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does WEST Academy Alternative School serve?
WEST Academy Alternative School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WEST Academy Alternative School have?
WEST Academy Alternative School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
How diverse is WEST Academy Alternative School?
WEST Academy Alternative School reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is WEST Academy Alternative School in?
WEST Academy Alternative School is part of Newton Comm School District.
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