West High School

West High School operates as a well-populated high school in Davenport, Iowa, part of Davenport Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,304 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 179% bigger than typical.

Davenport Comm School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 12,812 students; West High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, West High School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, West High School records 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, West High School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 64.7%; West High School posts 38.6%, -26.1 points below that line.

In the area at large, Scott County reports that median household income runs about $78,277, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Scott County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), West High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wilson Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

West High School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. West High School's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 1,714 (now 1,304). White enrollment moved from 64% to 56% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.