Urbandale High School
7111 Aurora Ave
Urbandale IA, 50322, Polk County
Phone: 515-457-6800
Ranking: (79 out of 205, top 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Urbandale Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 87 | 80 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,260 | 1,231 | 1,193 | 1,174 | 1,202 | 1,202 | 1,178 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 318 | 25.2% | 323 | 26.2% | 298 | 25.0% | 286 | 24.4% | 282 | 23.5% | 298 | 24.8% | 283 | 24.0% |
Grade 10: | 325 | 25.8% | 303 | 24.6% | 293 | 24.6% | 297 | 25.3% | 308 | 25.6% | 288 | 24.0% | 310 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 307 | 24.4% | 302 | 24.5% | 309 | 25.9% | 300 | 25.6% | 297 | 24.7% | 309 | 25.7% | 303 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 310 | 24.6% | 303 | 24.6% | 293 | 24.6% | 291 | 24.8% | 315 | 26.2% | 307 | 25.5% | 282 | 23.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 669 | 53.1% | 649 | 52.7% | 602 | 50.5% | 582 | 49.6% | 590 | 49.1% | 613 | 51.0% | 612 | 52.0% |
Female: | 591 | 46.9% | 582 | 47.3% | 591 | 49.5% | 592 | 50.4% | 612 | 50.9% | 581 | 48.3% | 562 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 43 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.0% | 36 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.6% | 31 | 2.6% | 28 | 2.3% | 21 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 83 | 6.6% | 80 | 6.5% | 69 | 5.8% | 60 | 5.1% | 54 | 4.5% | 39 | 3.2% | 33 | 2.8% |
Black: | 91 | 7.2% | 78 | 6.3% | 72 | 6.0% | 67 | 5.7% | 49 | 4.1% | 63 | 5.2% | 57 | 4.8% |
White: | 996 | 79.0% | 994 | 80.7% | 976 | 81.8% | 974 | 83.0% | 1,031 | 85.8% | 1,069 | 88.9% | 1,065 | 90.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 46 | 3.7% | 38 | 3.1% | 35 | 2.9% | 35 | 3.0% | 28 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 243 | 19.3% | 212 | 17.2% | 187 | 15.7% | 178 | 15.2% | 142 | 11.8% | 122 | 10.1% | 99 | 8.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 4.5% | 66 | 5.4% | 56 | 4.7% | 46 | 3.9% | 20 | 1.7% | 52 | 4.3% | 36 | 3.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 14.47 | 14.02 | 14.04 | 15.03 | 13.90 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.50% | 87.50% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.82% | 85.82% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.35% | 85.35% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.64% | 86.64% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.0% | 53.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.0% | 46.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.1% | 19.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.9% | 80.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,856.0 | $42,368.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,734.0 | $33,073.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,744.0 | $44,574.0 |
* Urbandale High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.