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North High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
501 Holcomb Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone
(515) 242-7200
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1458
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.2% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

North High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
38%
66%
44%
70%
31%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
39%
70%
42%
73%
36%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
43%
68%
46%
68%
40%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 355 24.3%
Grade 10 365 25.0%
Grade 11 352 24.1%
Grade 12 386 26.5%
Total 1458 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.9% 35.7% 75.9%
Black 27.4% 22.4% 7.3%
Hispanic 38.6% 32.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.2% 8.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.7% 77.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 78.6% 69.7% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 7.4% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 210,382 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,591.1 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 88,276 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.5% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,249 $253,555,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,313 $40,373,000 7.9%
Staff $833 $25,603,000 5.0%
General Administration $285 $8,764,000 1.7%
School Administration $918 $28,229,000 5.5%
Operation $1,233 $37,888,000 7.4%
Transportation $301 $9,247,000 1.8%
Other $721 $22,177,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,605 $172,281,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,850 $87,606,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $16,703 $513,442,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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