West Senior High School

As a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in Iowa City, Iowa, West Senior High School works with 1,514 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Iowa City Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 224% above typical.

West Senior High School is one of 29 schools operated by Iowa City Comm School District, a district that caters to 15,111 students overall.

On demographics, West Senior High School logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Senior High School has 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.0%; this one delivers 73.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household earnings sit near $74,935, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Johnson County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students), West Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ernest Horn Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Senior High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Senior High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. West Senior High School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,587 (now 1,514). White enrollment moved from 59% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.