West Branch High School

West Branch High School is a high school of cozy scale in West Branch, Iowa, one of the schools within West Branch Comm School District, teacheing 273 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

West Branch Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 880 students; West Branch High School is among them.

On demographics, West Branch High School lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Branch High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at West Branch High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Branch High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cedar County) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,602, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cedar County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,030 students), of which West Branch High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Branch Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Branch High School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 68.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Branch High School has expanded 6%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.