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Hempstead High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3715 Pennsylvania Ave, Dubuque, IA 52002 · (563) 552-5200 · Part of Dubuque Community School District

Dubuque’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
1,499
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hempstead High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Dubuque kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hempstead High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3715 Pennsylvania Ave, Dubuque

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9328
Grade 10370
Grade 11383
Grade 12418
Enrollment over time
1,700’20
1,685’21
1,584’22
1,549’23
1,499’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Black 8%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hempstead High School from Dubuque families.

Other schools in Dubuque Community School District

The district →
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
B
568 students15:1
Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
A−
499 students15:1
John Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
B+
493 students14:1
Table Mound Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
C
425 students13:1
Irving Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
B−
409 students14:1
Prescott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubuque
D−
352 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Dubuque’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.