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West Senior High School

(319) 688-1050

Physical Address:
2901 Melrose Ave
Iowa City, IA  52246
Mailing Address:
2901 Melrose Ave
Iowa City, IA  52246

School Information

District:
Iowa City Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Johnson County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1789

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West Senior High School

This School County Average State Average
White 70.37% 73.58% 85.70%
Black 14.31% 13.23% 5.16%
Asian/Pacific 9.28% 5.75% 2.03%
Hispanic 5.98% 7.67% 7.40%
American Indian 0.06% 0.45% 0.92%

Genders in West Senior High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.87% 51.50% 51.69%
Female 48.13% 48.5% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1268 1256 1259
Black 237 225 256
Asian/Pacific 162 161 166
Hispanic 92 98 107
American Indian 4 1 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 1763 1741 1789

Enrollment by Gender for West Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 920 887 928
Female 843 854 861
Total 1763 1741 1789

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1763 1741 1789
# Eligible for free lunch 244 (14%) 284 (16%) 327 (18%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 57 (3%) 74 (4%) 66 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 301 (17%) 358 (21%) 393 (22%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1763 1741 1789
Fulltime teachers 105.4 103.7 104.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.70 16.80 17.14
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.23 15.92 15.31