West Harrison Middle School/High School

Located at 410 Pine St, in Mondamin, Iowa, West Harrison Middle School/High School is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus that enrolls 156 students (grades 5 through 12), overseen by West Harrison Comm School District. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

West Harrison Middle School/High School is one of 2 schools operated by West Harrison Comm School District, a district that works with 282 students overall.

In terms of who attends, West Harrison Middle School/High School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Harrison County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Harrison Middle School/High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 76.1%, a residual of +10.1 points.

Across the wider county, Harrison County reports that median household income runs about $79,535, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Harrison County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,535 students), of which West Harrison Middle School/High School is one.

West Harrison Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, West Harrison Middle School/High School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

West Harrison Middle School/High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 156 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 90% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.