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City High

School Profile

City High is a competitive, comprehensive high school full of history, tradition, and excellence. We are part of something bigger than ourselves. We are City High Little Hawks. 

Iowa City High School


CEEB: 162155

1900 Morningside Drive
Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone: (319) 688-1040

city.iowacityschools.org

Student Demographics


12% of our students are English language learners.

51% of our students are White, 20% Hispanic/Latino, 20% Black, 6% more than one race, and 2% Asian
 

Contact Information


John Bacon, Principal 
Mary Peterson (Co-He) 
Matt Bauman (A-Cl) 
Lauren Cerqueira (Hi-Mc) 
Maureen Beran (Me-R)
Ben Fraga (S-Z) 

Counselor to student ratio: 1:356
 

General Data

Senior Class Size 406
Total Enrollment (9-12) 1778
Certified Staff 118
Accreditation Iowa Dept. of Education
Number of AP Courses 24
School Year Structure Trimesters
Teacher to student ratio 1:16

 

Grading Scale

Grade AP Non-AP
A 5 4
B 4 3
C 3 2
D 2 1
F 0 0
City High utilizes a weighted 4.0 scale, with AP and PSEO classes earning 5.0 for A, 4.0 for B, etc.

 

*In accordance with district policy, we do not assign class rank to students. But instead encourage examination of student performance through courses taken, GPA, standardized test scores, and extracurricular activities.*


Colleges Chosen by City High Graduates of 2024

Arizona State University
Augsburg University MN
Bard College (Annandale on Hudson)
Barnard College
Berea College
Boston University
Brigham Young University Provo
Bryn Mawr College
Carnegie Mellon University
Central College in Pella, IA
Chapman University
Clemson University
Coe College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Cornell College
Dartmouth College
DePaul
Des Moines Area Community College
Drake University
Florida State College - Jacksonville

Fordham University - Lincoln Center
Goucher College
Grinnell College
Iowa Central Community College
Iowa State University
Iowa Western Community College
Johnson County Community College
Kirkwood Community College
Loyola University - Chicago
Loyola University - New Orleans
Luther College
Macalester College
McGill University
Miami Dade College
Minnesota State - Mankato
New York University
Northern Michigan University
Oakland University
Purdue University
San Jose State University

Savannah College of Art and Design
School of Visual Arts in NYC
Seton Hall University
Simpson College
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota State University
Southern Nazarene University
St. Ambrose University
St. Olaf College
State University of New York - Binghamton
Temple University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California - Los Angeles
University of California - San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Iowa
University of Memphis
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota - Rochester
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Northern Iowa
University of Nyíregyháza HU
University of Oregon
University of South Dakota
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of Western Illinois
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin - Superior
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Vanderbilt University
Wartburg
Wellesley
Western Illinois University

Post High School Plans

Class of 2024

4 year college

56%







 

2 year college

31%
 

 

Other
 

9%

Graduation Requirements

English 4 years 60 credits
Math 3 years 45 credits
Science 3 years 45 credits
Social Studies 3 years 45 credits
Health 1 trimester 5 credits

Physical Education

*waived for students with full academic schedules

4 trimesters 20 credits
     
Electives   85 credits
  Total: 305 required credits

 

Rigorous Course Options
Subject Most Rigorous - AP (weighted) Rigorous
English

AP English Literature and Comp
AP English Language and Comp

English 10 Honors
Composition I, II
US Literature Honors
Math AP Precalculus
AP Statistics
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science

Geometry Honors
Algebra 2 Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors

Science AP Biology
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 2
AP Environmental Science
Honors Chemistry
Social Studies

AP US History
AP Microeconomics
AP World History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Government and Politics
AP Psychology

 
World Language AP French
AP Spanish
Spanish II, III Honors
French II, III Honors
Spanish V - Seal of Biliteracy
French V - Seal of Biliteracy
Other

AP Capstone Seminar
AP Art and Design
AP Capstone Research
AP Music Theory

 

 

SAT Scores 23-24 City High National
Total 1230 1130
ErW 630 564
Math 610 566

 

ACT Scores 23-24 City High National
Composite 24.5 20.3
Math 21.9 19.9
Science 24.6 20.3
Stem 23.5 20.3
English 24.5 19.5
Reading 26.7 20.9