Iowa City West High School ranked as the top high school in the state for the fourth consecutive year by the U.S. News and World Report. The school also ranked in the top 500 high schools in the country, coming in at number 477.
“Our slogan at West High School is ‘Where excellence is a tradition.’ That is what we are challenged to do every day is to maintain this level of excellence,” West High Principal Mitch Gross said.
West High School’s student body consists of 1,472 students, as of the 2024-2025 school year. Among these students, 38 percent are between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty line…