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West Academy Alternative School

Serves grades 10 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1302 1st Avenue West
Newton, IA 50208
Phone
(641) 792-0335
District
Newton Comm School District
County
JASPER COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
65
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.7% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

West Academy Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
23%
68%
23%
70%
23%
65%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 10 5 7.7%
Grade 11 20 30.8%
Grade 12 40 61.5%
Total 65 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.2% 87.4% 75.0%
Black 3.3% 3.1% 7.5%
Hispanic 6.6% 8.2% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.9% 53.9% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 46.9% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.8% 7.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,222 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 108.1 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,387 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.6% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.9% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,672 $21,252,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $581 $1,608,000 3.9%
Staff $1,012 $2,802,000 6.7%
General Administration $267 $739,000 1.8%
School Administration $982 $2,721,000 6.5%
Operation $1,476 $4,088,000 9.8%
Transportation $470 $1,302,000 3.1%
Other $208 $575,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,995 $13,835,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,333 $6,462,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $15,000 $41,549,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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