Top Rankings
Waco Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 227 students in Waco Comm School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Iowa.
Public High School in Waco Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Iowa public high school average of 63%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 73% statewide average).
Public High School in Waco Comm School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Iowa average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Waco High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Iowa or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public high school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
365 Schools
# Students
512 Students
170,655 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
11,309 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Waco Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#275 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
68%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.42
# American Indian Students
2 Students
822 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
4,035 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
39 Students
20,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
12%
# Black Students
4 Students
10,264 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
440 Students
127,713 Students
% White Students
86%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
655 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
7,063 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
38
103
# Students in K Grade:
43
150
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
171
# Students in 2nd Grade:
30
190
# Students in 3rd Grade:
35
179
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
224
# Students in 5th Grade:
43
348
# Students in 6th Grade:
31
1,492
# Students in 7th Grade:
36
5,348
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
8,227
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
40,176
# Students in 10th Grade:
36
38,936
# Students in 11th Grade:
42
37,654
# Students in 12th Grade:
31
37,457
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,740 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,025 is less than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,740
$16,392
Spending / Student
$14,025
$15,968
Best Waco Comm School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waco High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
706 N Pearl
Wayland, IA 52654
(319) 256-6200
Wayland, IA 52654
(319) 256-6200
Grades: 7-12
| 227 students
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