Expo Alternative Learning Center

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Waterloo, Iowa

Expo Alternative Learning Center in Waterloo, Iowa enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 35.1 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-34% (Iowa: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

609 students in 2022-23, 578 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 35.1.

Students enrolled at Expo Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 609, 2023-24: 578, 2024-25: 56102004006008002022-236092023-245782024-25561
Students enrolled at Expo Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 609, 2023-24: 578, 2024-25: 56102004006008002022-236092023-245782024-25561
Students enrolled at Expo Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 609, 2023-24: 578, 2024-25: 56102004006008002022-236092023-245782024-25561
Students enrolled at Expo Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 609, 2023-24: 578, 2024-25: 56102004006008002022-236092023-245782024-25561
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360933.618.1
2023-2457832.018.0
2024-2556135.116.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Iowa high schools

Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; This school 16.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; This school 16.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; This school 16.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; This school 16.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 229 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Expo Alternative Learning Center enrolled 687 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 229 of the 687 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions68
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

41.7% of students were White, 34.8% Black, 12.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White41.7%
  2. Black34.8%
  3. Two or more races12.8%
  4. Hispanic7.5%
  5. Pacific Islander2.3%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Expo Alternative Learning Center scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%57%69.7%
Math, 2022-2319%53% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

30-34% of the 185 students in Expo Alternative Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIowa
Four-year graduation rate30‑34%72%87.5%
Students in the class18576338,026

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Waterloo

3 public high schools in Waterloo report 2024-25 enrollment; Expo Alternative Learning Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West High School1,69616.844.0%
East High School1,01616.455.1%
Expo Alternative Learning Center56116.069.0%

All public schools in Waterloo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Expo Alternative Learning Center

  1. East High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,016 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. West High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 1,696 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Expo Alternative Learning Center with East High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waterloo Community Schools spends per student$14,490 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,490
  5. The largest public schools in IowaExpo Alternative Learning Center is the number 80 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 349
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Expo Alternative Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Expo Alternative Learning Center?
    561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 609 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Waterloo, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Expo Alternative Learning Center?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Expo Alternative Learning Center a Title I school?
    Expo Alternative Learning Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Expo Alternative Learning Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Expo Alternative Learning Center scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Expo Alternative Learning Center?
    30-34% of the 185 students in Expo Alternative Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Expo Alternative Learning Center in?
    Waterloo Community Schools, NCES district ID 1930480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 193048002126 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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