West Senior High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Iowa City, Iowa
West Senior High School in Iowa City, Iowa enrolled 1,514 students in 2024-25 with 94.5 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 71% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Iowa: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
1,503 students in 2022-23, 1,472 students in 2023-24, 1,514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 95.9 to 94.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,503 | 95.9 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,472 | 94.6 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,514 | 94.5 | 16.0 |
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.
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).
20 AP courses and one counselor per 364 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Senior High School enrolled 1,451 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses20
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 364 of the 1,451 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions54
- Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.2% of students were White, 28.1% Black, 11.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White45.2%
- Black28.1%
- Hispanic11.5%
- Asian10.0%
- Two or more races5.0%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 West Senior High School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 74% | 72% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 71% | 66% (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
95% of the 336 students in West Senior High School'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.
| This school | Its district | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 92% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 336 | 1,038 | 38,026 |
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 Iowa City
3 public high schools in Iowa City report 2024-25 enrollment; West Senior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City High School | 1,666 | 16.4 | 36.2% |
| West Senior High School | 1,514 | 16.0 | 32.5% |
| Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School | 180 | 9.5 | 63.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Senior High School
- Iowa City High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 1,666 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 180 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare West Senior High School with Iowa City High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Iowa City School District spends per student$14,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,290
- The largest public schools in IowaWest Senior High School is the number 16 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 349
- Iowa schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.16.0:1
- 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 West Senior High School
How many students attend West Senior High School?
1,514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,503 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Iowa City, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Senior High School?
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.Is West Senior High School a Title I school?
West Senior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Senior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Senior High School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% 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.What is the graduation rate at West Senior High School?
95% of the 336 students in West Senior High School'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.What district is West Senior High School in?
Iowa City School District, NCES district ID 1914700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191470000902 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.