North High School, IA

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
501 Holcomb Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
phone
(515) 242-7200

How North High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score65
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at North High School

1,454 Students
100% Low-Income Students
72 Teachers
20 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School IA US
Female 50% 48% 48%
Male 50% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School IA US
Grade 9 26% 21% 17%
Grade 10 24% 21% 17%
Grade 11 25% 21% 17%
Grade 12 25% 22% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US
Asian 11% 2% 4%
Black 29% 5% 14%
Caucasian 23% 80% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 31% 9% 22%
Native American 1% <1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 6% 3% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at North High School

48% Math Proficiency
43% Reading Proficiency
46% Average Proficiency
98% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School IA US
Female 44% 76% 50%
Male 44% 74% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School IA US
High School 46% 78% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US
Asian 60% 59% 59%
Black 27% 47% 38%
Caucasian 64% 78% 54%
Other 50% 57% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School IA US
Limited English 14% 40% 34%
Low-Income 42% 64% 39%
With Disabilities 14% 40% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at North High School

84% Overall Rate
82% Low-Income
77% Limited English
77% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US
Asian 84% 68% 69%
Black 77% 67% 69%
Caucasian 87% 86% 79%
Other 80% 62% 60%

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