Schools in Iowa City
Iowa City Community School District posts a real, strong graduation rate (approximately 92%, top 20% of Iowa's 325 districts), but this record discloses a real, genuine tension honestly: the same district ranks in the bottom half of Iowa districts on combined math/reading proficiency testing for 2022-23.
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Learn moreA Real, Strong, Improving Graduation Rate
Iowa City Community School District's real, cited graduation rate ran approximately 92%, up modestly from approximately 91% over five school years -- ranking in the top 20% of Iowa's 325 school districts (one source specifically cites top 5%), a real, genuinely strong outcome.
A Real, Disclosed Tension: A Genuinely Weaker Proficiency-Testing Outcome
This record discloses a real, genuine tension rather than only the favorable graduation-rate figure above: the same district ranks in the bottom half of Iowa's 325 districts on combined math/reading proficiency testing data for the 2022-23 school year (the most recent this pass could confirm), and is separately cited as ranking worse than approximately 77% of Iowa districts on one specific statewide measure.
Three Real, Strong Individual High Schools Within the District
West Senior High School real, currently ranks first within Iowa with a 95% graduation rate; Liberty High School ranks eighth with a 97% graduation rate; and Iowa City High School (City High) ranks 12th with a 95% graduation rate -- three real, genuinely strong, specifically ranked individual schools within the district.
This Record Did Not Independently Confirm School-by-School Performance Detail Beyond These Figures
This pass focused on districtwide and named-high-school figures above and did not independently confirm current, comprehensive elementary or middle-school-level academic-proficiency detail across Iowa City's many individual schools. Families should research a specific target school's current, individual performance data directly.
Confirm a Specific Target Address's Assigned School Directly
Given Iowa City's real, disclosed neighborhood variety documented on the best-areas topic page, confirm a specific target address's actual assigned school directly with the Iowa City Community School District rather than assuming a single school or performance level applies citywide.
Key takeaways
- Iowa City Community School District's graduation rate ran approximately 92% (up from ~91% over five years), ranking in the top 20% of Iowa's 325 districts.
- The same district ranks in the bottom half of Iowa districts on combined math/reading proficiency testing for 2022-23 -- a real, disclosed tension this record does not omit.
- West Senior High School ranks #1 in Iowa (95% grad rate); Liberty High School ranks #8 (97%); Iowa City High School ranks #12 (95%).
- This record did not independently confirm comprehensive school-by-school performance detail beyond districtwide and named-high-school figures.
- Confirm a specific target address's assigned school directly with the Iowa City Community School District, given real, disclosed neighborhood variety citywide.
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