West Senior High School
2901 Melrose Ave
Iowa City IA, 52246, Johnson County
Phone: 319-688-1050
Ranking: (28 out of 205, top 14%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Iowa City Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 106 | 107 | 99 | 97 | 104 | 104 | 105 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,939 | 1,944 | 1,907 | 1,852 | 1,789 | 1,741 | 1,763 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 484 | 25.0% | 511 | 26.3% | 482 | 25.3% | 486 | 26.2% | 466 | 26.0% | 476 | 27.3% | 447 | 25.4% |
Grade 10: | 504 | 26.0% | 492 | 25.3% | 498 | 26.1% | 475 | 25.6% | 474 | 26.5% | 442 | 25.4% | 468 | 26.5% |
Grade 11: | 473 | 24.4% | 484 | 24.9% | 453 | 23.8% | 465 | 25.1% | 407 | 22.8% | 446 | 25.6% | 398 | 22.6% |
Grade 12: | 478 | 24.7% | 457 | 23.5% | 474 | 24.9% | 426 | 23.0% | 442 | 24.7% | 377 | 21.7% | 450 | 25.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 992 | 51.2% | 1,020 | 52.5% | 997 | 52.3% | 967 | 52.2% | 928 | 51.9% | 883 | 50.7% | 918 | 52.1% |
Female: | 947 | 48.8% | 924 | 47.5% | 910 | 47.7% | 885 | 47.8% | 861 | 48.1% | 850 | 48.8% | 841 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 148 | 7.6% | 148 | 7.6% | 144 | 7.6% | 172 | 9.3% | 166 | 9.3% | 161 | 9.2% | 162 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 89 | 4.6% | 106 | 5.5% | 101 | 5.3% | 100 | 5.4% | 107 | 6.0% | 98 | 5.6% | 92 | 5.2% |
Black: | 306 | 15.8% | 314 | 16.2% | 290 | 15.2% | 278 | 15.0% | 256 | 14.3% | 225 | 12.9% | 237 | 13.4% |
White: | 1,311 | 67.6% | 1,300 | 66.9% | 1,331 | 69.8% | 1,299 | 70.1% | 1,259 | 70.4% | 1,256 | 72.1% | 1,268 | 71.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 79 | 4.1% | 69 | 3.5% | 38 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 388 | 20.0% | 380 | 19.5% | 347 | 18.2% | 353 | 19.1% | 327 | 18.3% | 284 | 16.3% | 244 | 13.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 3.5% | 58 | 3.0% | 71 | 3.7% | 62 | 3.3% | 66 | 3.7% | 74 | 4.3% | 57 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.31 | 18.23 | 19.25 | 19.18 | 17.14 | 16.80 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.55% | 88.03% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.25% | 87.35% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.40% | 86.47% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.69% | 86.97% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.2% | 47.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.8% | 52.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.4% | 20.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.6% | 79.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,678.0 | $47,871.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,544.0 | $33,797.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,607.0 | $51,588.0 |
* West Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.