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West High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2001 Casselman, Sioux City, IA 51103 · (712) 279-6772 · Part of Sioux City Community School District

Sioux City’s School Grade D better than 14% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
1,308
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2001 Casselman, Sioux City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9315
Grade 10340
Grade 11304
Grade 12349
Enrollment over time
1,293’20
1,286’21
1,252’22
1,308’23
1,308’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 33%Two or more races 8%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West High School from Sioux City families.

Other schools in Sioux City Community School District

The district →
Spalding Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C−
683 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
D
659 students13:1
Morningside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C
645 students14:1
Bryant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C
608 students14:1
Leeds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C−
593 students13:1
Loess Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C
578 students13:1

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; Sioux City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.