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Enrollment
436
High
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DELAWARE COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193090001786
West Delaware High School
605 New St, Manchester, IA 52057 · (563) 927-3515 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
109 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 25% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Delaware County Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.1% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 75.4% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Delaware High School
West Delaware High School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Delaware High School this school | 436 | 25.0% | 80.8% |
| Central Lyon Secondary School Rock Rapids | 358 | 24.0% | 85.4% |
| Cascade Junior-Senior High School Cascade | 392 | 23.2% | 84.2% |
| Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School Lawton | 339 | 23.9% | 86.1% |
| Durant Junior/Senior High School Durant | 340 | 26.2% | 65.6% |
| Central DeWitt High School De Witt | 533 | 26.6% | 76.4% |
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 Delaware High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #50 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #63 of 314 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #39 of 314 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #113 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #64 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #198 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #249 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #59 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
436
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 436 | 34.4 | 12.7:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 35.4 | 13.2:1 | 28% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 35.8 | 13.3:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 36.9 | 13.1:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 14% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 43 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Delaware High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (485 to 436); teachers down 7% (36.9 to 34.4).
About West Delaware High School
West Delaware High School is a high school with a street address in Manchester, Iowa. Its 436 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
West Delaware County Comm School District is the district for West Delaware High School. It has 3 schools and 1,263 students.
West Delaware High School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. It is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Delaware County is about 94% White. West Delaware High School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at West Delaware High School is 34.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Delaware County report 35%.
The allk12 Grade for West Delaware High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Delaware High School, the prediction is 79.4% and the result is 80.8%.
Within Delaware County, median household income is about $74,989, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Delaware County number 10 and enroll about 2,571.
The next-closest public school is Lambert Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of West Delaware High School. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, West Delaware High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 493 to 436. Students per teacher fell from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,558
Census ACS
Median income
$74,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Delaware County Comm School District
- Lambert Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- West Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Lambert Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- West Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Lambert Elementary School0.3 mi · 449
- West Delaware Middle School0.4 mi · 378
- Delhi Elementary School7.6 mi · 166
- Maquoketa Valley Middle School7.6 mi · 145
- Maquoketa Valley Senior High School7.6 mi · 206
- Earlville Elementary School9.0 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About West Delaware High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Delaware High School?
West Delaware High School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Delaware High School serve?
West Delaware High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Delaware High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Delaware High School is approximately 12.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Delaware High School?
At West Delaware High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is West Delaware High School public or private?
West Delaware High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Delaware County Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.