West Iron County High School
701 Garfield Ave
Iron River MI, 49935, Iron County
Phone: 906-265-5184
Ranking: (313 out of 665, top 47%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Iron County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 272 | 284 | 277 | 292 | 272 | 308 | 359 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 63 | 23.2% | 74 | 26.1% | 63 | 22.7% | 94 | 32.2% | 61 | 22.4% | 81 | 26.3% | 71 | 19.8% |
Grade 10: | 71 | 26.1% | 64 | 22.5% | 90 | 32.5% | 63 | 21.6% | 80 | 29.4% | 66 | 21.4% | 93 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 59 | 21.7% | 86 | 30.3% | 56 | 20.2% | 74 | 25.3% | 58 | 21.3% | 78 | 25.3% | 92 | 25.6% |
Grade 12: | 79 | 29.0% | 60 | 21.1% | 68 | 24.5% | 61 | 20.9% | 73 | 26.8% | 83 | 26.9% | 103 | 28.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 132 | 48.5% | 133 | 46.8% | 141 | 50.9% | 145 | 49.7% | 140 | 51.5% | 159 | 51.6% | 193 | 53.8% |
Female: | 140 | 51.5% | 151 | 53.2% | 136 | 49.1% | 147 | 50.3% | 123 | 45.2% | 140 | 45.5% | 160 | 44.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 2.6% | 9 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
White: | 256 | 94.1% | 264 | 93.0% | 258 | 93.1% | 274 | 93.8% | 255 | 93.8% | 292 | 94.8% | 340 | 94.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 41.5% | 106 | 37.3% | 108 | 39.0% | 132 | 45.2% | 114 | 41.9% | 113 | 36.7% | 106 | 29.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 7.4% | 21 | 7.4% | 34 | 12.3% | 33 | 11.3% | 29 | 10.7% | 31 | 10.1% | 31 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.09 | 15.49 | 16.56 | 18.15 | 14.34 | 15.40 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.2% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.6% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.3% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.6% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.1% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.5% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 32.3% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 23.6% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.9% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 27.8% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 27.8% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.4% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 49% |
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* West Iron County High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.