Ottumwa High School
501 East 2nd
Ottumwa IA, 52501, Wapello County
Phone: 641-683-4444
Ranking: (196 out of 205, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ottumwa Community School District
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: | 80 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 93 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,311 | 1,332 | 1,344 | 1,364 | 1,391 | 1,428 | 1,474 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 300 | 22.9% | 324 | 24.3% | 342 | 25.4% | 367 | 26.9% | 344 | 24.7% | 343 | 24.0% | 355 | 24.1% |
Grade 10: | 321 | 24.5% | 326 | 24.5% | 341 | 25.4% | 340 | 24.9% | 336 | 24.2% | 369 | 25.8% | 355 | 24.1% |
Grade 11: | 332 | 25.3% | 330 | 24.8% | 339 | 25.2% | 309 | 22.7% | 346 | 24.9% | 343 | 24.0% | 334 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 358 | 27.3% | 352 | 26.4% | 322 | 24.0% | 348 | 25.5% | 365 | 26.2% | 373 | 26.1% | 430 | 29.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 691 | 52.7% | 698 | 52.4% | 692 | 51.5% | 689 | 50.5% | 707 | 50.8% | 734 | 51.4% | 743 | 50.4% |
Female: | 620 | 47.3% | 634 | 47.6% | 652 | 48.5% | 675 | 49.5% | 684 | 49.2% | 686 | 48.0% | 727 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.8% | 51 | 3.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 18 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.3% | 22 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 261 | 19.9% | 236 | 17.7% | 238 | 17.7% | 224 | 16.4% | 104 | 7.5% | 212 | 14.8% | 206 | 14.0% |
Black: | 41 | 3.1% | 41 | 3.1% | 29 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.4% | 25 | 1.8% | 37 | 2.6% | 30 | 2.0% |
White: | 957 | 73.0% | 999 | 75.0% | 1,034 | 76.9% | 1,057 | 77.5% | 1,170 | 84.1% | 1,157 | 81.0% | 1,210 | 82.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 1.8% | 32 | 2.4% | 27 | 2.0% | 28 | 2.1% | 27 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 582 | 44.4% | 606 | 45.5% | 529 | 39.4% | 501 | 36.7% | 352 | 25.3% | 377 | 26.4% | 412 | 28.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 6.5% | 80 | 6.0% | 95 | 7.1% | 80 | 5.9% | 104 | 7.5% | 43 | 3.0% | 49 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.31 | 16.16 | 15.75 | 15.50 | 14.70 | 15.30 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.93% | 71.93% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.63% | 71.63% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 73.08% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.28% | 71.28% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.7% | 51.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% | 45.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.5% | 18.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.5% | 81.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,727.0 | $42,424.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,054.0 | $31,060.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,871.0 | $44,928.0 |
* Ottumwa High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.