Top Rankings
Westwood Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 289 students in Westwood Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Westwood Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 67% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
377 Schools
# Students
625 Students
129,515 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
8,970 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Westwood Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#84 out of 327 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-74%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.42
# American Indian Students
6 Students
676 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
2,725 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
42 Students
14,884 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
11%
# Black Students
n/a
7,590 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
550 Students
97,157 Students
% White Students
88%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
672 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
5,745 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
37
148
# Students in K Grade:
49
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
164
# Students in 2nd Grade:
40
178
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
169
# Students in 4th Grade:
57
508
# Students in 5th Grade:
35
5,376
# Students in 6th Grade:
43
24,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
36,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
34
37,606
# Students in 9th Grade:
61
8,616
# Students in 10th Grade:
57
5,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
49
5,102
# Students in 12th Grade:
45
4,998
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,390 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,421 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,390
$16,361
Spending / Student
$13,421
$15,938
Best Westwood Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1000 Rebel Way
Sloan, IA 51055
(712) 428-3303
Sloan, IA 51055
(712) 428-3303
Grades: 7-12
| 289 students
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