West High School
2001 Casselman Sioux City IA, 51103, Woodbury County Phone: 712-279-6772 Ranking: (182 out of 205, bottom 11%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Sioux City Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 73 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 84 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,174 | 1,173 | 1,184 | 1,239 | 1,288 | 1,177 | 1,218 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 319 | 27.2% | 291 | 24.8% | 290 | 24.5% | 330 | 26.6% | 367 | 28.5% | 318 | 27.0% | 339 | 27.8% |
Grade 10: | 284 | 24.2% | 289 | 24.6% | 321 | 27.1% | 321 | 25.9% | 324 | 25.2% | 297 | 25.2% | 321 | 26.4% |
Grade 11: | 270 | 23.0% | 310 | 26.4% | 285 | 24.1% | 279 | 22.5% | 293 | 22.7% | 290 | 24.6% | 288 | 23.6% |
Grade 12: | 301 | 25.6% | 283 | 24.1% | 288 | 24.3% | 309 | 24.9% | 304 | 23.6% | 272 | 23.1% | 270 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 603 | 51.4% | 612 | 52.2% | 581 | 49.1% | 603 | 48.7% | 638 | 49.5% | 586 | 49.8% | 634 | 52.1% |
Female: | 571 | 48.6% | 561 | 47.8% | 603 | 50.9% | 636 | 51.3% | 650 | 50.5% | 583 | 49.5% | 580 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 46 | 3.9% | 39 | 3.3% | 37 | 3.1% | 51 | 4.1% | 67 | 5.2% | 67 | 5.7% | 73 | 6.0% |
Asian: | 56 | 4.8% | 53 | 4.5% | 60 | 5.1% | 44 | 3.6% | 38 | 3.0% | 39 | 3.3% | 37 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 371 | 31.6% | 339 | 28.9% | 326 | 27.5% | 332 | 26.8% | 339 | 26.3% | 309 | 26.3% | 291 | 23.9% |
Black: | 77 | 6.6% | 78 | 6.6% | 80 | 6.8% | 89 | 7.2% | 100 | 7.8% | 103 | 8.8% | 98 | 8.0% |
White: | 604 | 51.4% | 654 | 55.8% | 672 | 56.8% | 713 | 57.5% | 706 | 54.8% | 659 | 56.0% | 719 | 59.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 13 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 35 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 639 | 54.4% | 569 | 48.5% | 525 | 44.3% | 489 | 39.5% | 579 | 45.0% | 390 | 33.1% | 497 | 40.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 9.0% | 92 | 7.8% | 89 | 7.5% | 118 | 9.5% | 129 | 10.0% | 131 | 11.1% | 137 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.01 | 15.54 | 15.06 | 15.18 | 15.37 | 14.30 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.53% | 74.84% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.45% | 72.91% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.39% | 83.82% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.47% | 82.28% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.6% | 56.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.4% | 43.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.2% | 21.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.8% | 78.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,361.0 | $45,496.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,734.0 | $32,045.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,029.0 | $49,232.0 |
* West High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.