Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193075001774
West Branch High School
900 W Main, West Branch, IA 52358 · (319) 643-7216 · Cedar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
54 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 23% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 West Branch Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 66.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
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 West Branch High School
West Branch High School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch High School this school | 273 | 19.8% | 72.0% |
| Underwood High School Underwood | 247 | 21.5% | 84.2% |
| PCM High School Monroe | 348 | 19.5% | 73.9% |
| Roland-Story High School Story City | 317 | 18.0% | 85.2% |
| Guthrie Center High School Guthrie Center | 198 | 20.7% | 74.6% |
| Akron Westfield Senior High School Akron | 188 | 18.6% | 71.7% |
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 West Branch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #174 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #215 of 314 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #147 of 314 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #196 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #62 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #148 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #288 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #97 of 133 |
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
273
+35 (+15%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 273 | 21.6 | 12.6:1 | 20% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 20.7 | 12.4:1 | 20% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 18.6 | 13.1:1 | 24% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 18% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 19.6 | 13.2:1 | 19% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 23% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 7% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 13 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Branch High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (258 to 273); teachers up 10% (19.6 to 21.6).
About West Branch High School
West Branch High School is a high school located in West Branch, Iowa, in Cedar County. It had 273 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
West Branch Comm School District has 4 schools and 880 students, and West Branch High School is one of those schools.
At West Branch High School, 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Branch High School scores 19%.
West Branch High School reported 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. There are 54 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 20% of enrollment.
Among Iowa public high schools, West Branch High School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Branch High School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 72.0% actual against 82.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cedar County show that the median household earns about $80,602 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Cedar County, 13 public schools serve about 3,030 students.
West Branch High School is less than a tenth of a mile from West Branch Middle School, its nearest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, West Branch High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased 15% over 4 years, reaching 273 in 2024-25.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Branch Comm School District
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- West Branch Community Early Learning CenterElementary · 15 students
Other schools in West Branch
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- West Branch Community Early Learning CenterElementary · 15 students
Other West Branch High schools
One other US public school is named West Branch High. West Branch High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- West Branch High SchoolBeloit, OH · 634 students
Nearby schools
- West Branch Middle School0.0 mi · 239
- West Branch Community Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 15
- Hoover Elementary School0.8 mi · 353
- Herbert Hoover Elementary School5.6 mi · 464
- Helen Lemme Elementary School6.4 mi · 340
- Robert Lucas Elementary School6.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About West Branch High SchoolHow large is West Branch High School?
West Branch High School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Branch High School serve?
West Branch High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does West Branch High School have?
West Branch High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Branch High School?
At West Branch High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is West Branch High School public or private?
West Branch High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Branch Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.