Enrollment
275
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTWOOD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193147001837
Westwood High School
1000 Rebel Way, Sloan, IA 51055 · (712) 428-3303 · Woodbury County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Iowa public high schools
- B+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
20.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
99 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 7 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 20% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Westwood Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 71.6% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Westwood High School
Westwood High School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood High School this school | 275 | 36.0% | 76.4% |
| East Mills Jr/Sr High School Malvern | 234 | 36.8% | 73.0% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton | 256 | 37.5% | 69.9% |
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch Sigourney | 287 | 36.9% | 79.4% |
| Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School Colfax | 287 | 33.8% | 68.5% |
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 Westwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #112 of 313 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #114 of 314 ▲ 27 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #68 of 314 ▲ 72 | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #194 of 340 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #250 of 259 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #134 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #160 of 320 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #81 of 133 | #3 of 6 |
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
275
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 275 | 13.4 | 20.5:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 14.6 | 20.6:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 14.6 | 19.8:1 | 36% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 31% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 20.9 | 12.1:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 31% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 16% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (252 to 275); teachers down 36% (20.9 to 13.4).
About Westwood High School
Westwood High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Sloan, Iowa. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 275 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Iowa is roughly 468 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Westwood Comm School District has 597 students spread across 2 schools.
Westwood High School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Woodbury County's population at about 71%. Westwood High School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Westwood High School total 13.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 36%. Among public schools in Woodbury County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Westwood High School is B+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.9%.
Woodbury County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Woodbury County number 37 and enroll about 18,210.
Westwood Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Westwood High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 74.0%, lower than Westwood High School's 76.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Westwood High School is Rural: Distant.
Westwood High School had 285 students in 2020-21 and 275 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.8:1 to 20.5:1 over the same years.
The Westwood High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westwood Comm School District
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other Westwood High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Westwood High. Westwood High School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Westwood High SchoolMESA, AZ · 3,135 students
- Westwood High SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 2,858 students
- Westwood HighBlythewood, SC · 1,743 students
- Westwood HighWestwood, MA · 837 students
- Westwood High SchoolPALESTINE, TX · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood Elementary School0.0 mi · 322
- Whiting Elementary School7.8 mi · 78
- Whiting Senior High School7.8 mi · 61
- UMO N HO N NATION MIDDLE SCH10.7 mi · 106
- UMO N HO N NATION ELEM SCHOOL10.7 mi · 391
- UMO N HO N NATION HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westwood High School?
Westwood High School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 07-12.
Is Westwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westwood High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Westwood High School have?
Westwood High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Westwood High School?
Student demographics at Westwood High School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Westwood High School?
Westwood High School is overseen by Westwood Comm School District in Woodbury County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.