West Sioux High School

West Sioux High School is a 9-12 campus of tight-knit scale in Hawarden, Iowa, one of the schools within West Sioux Comm School District, educateing 242 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

West Sioux High School is one of 4 schools operated by West Sioux Comm School District, a district that hosts 708 students overall.

In terms of who attends, West Sioux High School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 41% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Sioux High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 67.2%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Around the school, Sioux County reports that median household income runs about $86,098, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Sioux High School is one of 19 public schools in Sioux County (combined enrollment of about 5,321 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Sioux Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Sioux High School. On composite proficiency, West Sioux High School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 234 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 41% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for West Sioux High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.