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West High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2001 Casselman
Sioux City, IA 51103
Phone
(712) 279-6772
District
Sioux City Comm School District
County
WOODBURY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1252
Classroom Teachers
83

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.0% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

West High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
47%
66%
48%
70%
45%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
55%
70%
57%
73%
52%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
45%
68%
45%
68%
44%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 313 25.0%
Grade 10 360 28.8%
Grade 11 283 22.6%
Grade 12 296 23.6%
Total 1252 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.5% 43.3% 75.9%
Black 7.4% 9.5% 7.3%
Hispanic 45.2% 39.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 2.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.2% 5.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.0% 66.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 65.9% 54.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 11.2% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 86,466 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,433.7 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,835 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.9% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.8% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,189 $107,750,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $427 $6,395,000 3.4%
Staff $783 $11,732,000 6.2%
General Administration $220 $3,297,000 1.7%
School Administration $677 $10,153,000 5.4%
Operation $1,032 $15,467,000 8.2%
Transportation $287 $4,295,000 2.3%
Other $175 $2,630,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,601 $53,969,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,829 $27,411,000 14.5%
Total Expenditures $12,618 $189,130,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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