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Wapello Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

501 Buchanan St, Wapello, IA 52653 · (319) 523-3241 · Part of Wapello Community School District

Wapello’s School Grade D better than 13% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
187
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wapello Senior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Wapello Junior High School102 students
9–12Wapello Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

501 Buchanan St, Wapello

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 945
Grade 1044
Grade 1150
Grade 1248
Enrollment over time
191’20
180’21
193’22
179’23
187’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 12%Black 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wapello Senior High School from Wapello families.

Other schools in Wapello Community School District

The district →
Wapello Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wapello
C
229 students12:1
Wapello Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wapello
D
102 students17:1

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