City High School

City High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1900 Morningside Dr,  Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Community School District
4.1
3.9
1,557 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1330
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
62%
Reading Proficiency
74%
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
B-
Teachers
A
College Prep
B-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Reading Proficiency
74%
Math Proficiency
62%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
105
Full Time Teachers
105
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1330
Math
650
Verbal
670
Average ACT
28
Math
27
English
29
Reading
30
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
20
AP Pass Rate
60.5%
AP Math Enrollment
High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
64%
Science
66.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
524:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.9%
Female
45.4%
White
51.3%
Hispanic
19.3%
Black
19.1%
Two or more races
5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.5%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Iowa 546 Students
Iowa State University 229 Students
Kirkwood Community College 140 Students
University of Northern Iowa 127 Students
University of Chicago 93 Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison 77 Students
Washington University in St. Louis 75 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 73 Students
Drake University 70 Students
Cornell College 60 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 99 Students
Business 84 Students
Biology 76 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 61 Students
Nursing 47 Students
Engineering 46 Students
Computer Science 44 Students
Chemistry 43 Students
Political Science and Government 39 Students
English 37 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.1 199 Reviews
4.0 Senior
7/28/2023
As far as Iowa high schools, City high is a great school for a more diverse experience and a pretty good batch of teachers. The music program is great, and the sports are good enough. However, it suffers from an extreme overfunding of the sports, where as almost every other interest is financially neglected.
4.0 Senior
2/23/2023
Iowa City High is a great campus full of insanely talented individuals. Students work together at this school to produce works better than many smaller universities. That being said, that also makes the school quite competitive
4.0 Senior
3/16/2021
I think Iowa City High School is a great place to go because the teachers and staff are very supportive. There are many activities from sports to art that you're able to get into, and each one is pretty well-funded. The environment at Iowa City High School is very welcoming too, and I have enjoyed being a student. The only area they lack in is their guidance department. I feel like I was set back because I wasn't aware of the ACT or SAT until late into the Junior year of high school, and because of that, I haven't been able to apply to as many scholarships as I would like to. They also have a limited amount of AP classes, which I wish they would expand.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.9 7 Reviews
5.0 parent
2/4/2022
This school has no words for me to say, all i can just say is that this school is amazing, i love city high, and i love the teachers,they could try and get the students to fight under control.but this school brings me joy and happiness when i wake up in the morning,i love the teachers and anyone the...
5.0 parent
1/26/2019
Have had 1 child graduate from West and 1 from City. Both were great schools, but have to give a slight advantage to City- better administration/leadership.
1.0 student
11/22/2018
TERRIBLE. absolutely terrible. would never recommend it to ANYONE.
5.0 parent
1/20/2015
I have 2 daughters going to Iowa City High and agree that it is a fabulous school. West High families have always felt their school is superior but I have to disagree. City High is a more diverse school, especially when it comes to socioeconomic but they certainly hold their own when it comes to per...

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