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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
313:1
Student Diversity
Male
50.5%
Female
49.5%
White
94%
Two or more races
3.3%
Black
1.5%
Hispanic
1.2%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Iowa Central Community College89 Students
Iowa State University74 Students
University of Iowa54 Students
University of Northern Iowa34 Students
Buena Vista University22 Students
Drake University19 Students
Simpson College16 Students
Des Moines Area Community College13 Students
Morningside University11 Students
Central College7 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business11 Students
Nursing11 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies9 Students
Agriculture9 Students
Psychology8 Students
Accounting8 Students
Biology7 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration7 Students
Social Work and Youth Services7 Students
Criminal Justice and Safety Studies7 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.635 Reviews
5.0Alum
3/2/2017
Great teachers to help guide young minds down a path of intellect. We were taught in many ways besides the right and wrong answers. Not all teachers can say this at any school, but at mine I felt cared for by a select group of teachers. That's all you need.
3.0NicheUser
1/13/2016
My school has a decent amount of extracurricular activities. Sports and music are offered. Many people are involved in those activities, but I think more should be involved.
3.0NicheUser
4/18/2015
Hate the new Michelle Obama lunch standards. Lunches used to be good until they came along. Now the cook's hands are tied and they had to skimp and get lower quality foods in order to make the lunches meet standards. It's so bad that our best cooks are quitting after this school year. Now the food will really be gross!
I went to this school somewhat recently, the district did nothing to stop constant bullying that went on against low income/disabled students despite it being reported on an almost weekly basis, but if the students doing the bullying were a school favorite absolutely nothing would be done. I can onl...
This High school was one of the reasons why we settled in this small town. But it all has come to a great halt. For the past year the drama among the young girls in this school is unforgiveable. Our daughter has gone from one of the most popular girls in her class to an almost outcast due to the imm...
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