West High School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

West High School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades 09–12 with 1,696 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,696

Teachers (FTE)

100.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	771	45%
Black or African American	371	22%
Hispanic/Latino	256	15%
Two or more races	122	7%
Asian	102	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	69	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,696	882M / 813F

English Language Learners: 222 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	55.0% -9.9pp	64.9%	1,172
Reading Proficiency	63.0% -5.7pp	68.7%	1,160
Science Proficiency	65.0%	—	381
4-Year Graduation Rate	90.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

174 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

189 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

163

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

201

11.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

773

45.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,696	100%

Contact & Location

425 E Ridgeway Ave

Waterloo, IA 50702

Phone: (319)433-2700

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Cunningham School Elementary
Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50702) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001738

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD