Dubuque Senior High School
1800 Clarke Dr
Dubuque IA, 52001, Dubuque County
Phone: 563-552-5500
Ranking: 
(84 out of 205, top 41%)*
(84 out of 205, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dubuque 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: | 111 | 107 | 107 | 98 | 109 | 104 | 112 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,641 | 1,617 | 1,598 | 1,551 | 1,509 | 1,456 | 1,447 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 405 | 24.7% | 415 | 25.7% | 396 | 24.8% | 388 | 25.0% | 417 | 27.6% | 411 | 28.2% | 344 | 23.8% |
| Grade 10: | 424 | 25.8% | 405 | 25.0% | 386 | 24.2% | 397 | 25.6% | 420 | 27.8% | 330 | 22.7% | 385 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 407 | 24.8% | 388 | 24.0% | 388 | 24.3% | 427 | 27.5% | 325 | 21.5% | 359 | 24.7% | 351 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 405 | 24.7% | 409 | 25.3% | 428 | 26.8% | 339 | 21.9% | 347 | 23.0% | 356 | 24.5% | 367 | 25.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 814 | 49.6% | 799 | 49.4% | 778 | 48.7% | 769 | 49.6% | 755 | 50.0% | 734 | 50.4% | 719 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 827 | 50.4% | 818 | 50.6% | 820 | 51.3% | 782 | 50.4% | 754 | 50.0% | 714 | 49.0% | 724 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 22 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.2% | 14 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.3% | 22 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 2.8% | 50 | 3.1% | 51 | 3.2% | 48 | 3.1% | 47 | 3.1% | 26 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 100 | 6.1% | 107 | 6.6% | 79 | 4.9% | 86 | 5.5% | 99 | 6.6% | 96 | 6.6% | 99 | 6.8% |
| White: | 1,392 | 84.8% | 1,370 | 84.7% | 1,383 | 86.5% | 1,336 | 86.1% | 1,277 | 84.6% | 1,309 | 89.9% | 1,306 | 90.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 17 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 61 | 3.7% | 46 | 2.8% | 44 | 2.8% | 44 | 2.8% | 52 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 24.6% | 404 | 25.0% | 420 | 26.3% | 423 | 27.3% | 423 | 28.0% | 391 | 26.9% | 406 | 28.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 5.5% | 87 | 5.4% | 105 | 6.6% | 132 | 8.5% | 172 | 11.4% | 167 | 11.5% | 122 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.80 | 15.05 | 14.98 | 15.91 | 13.84 | 14.00 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.29% | 85.75% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.43% | 87.60% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.00% | 84.92% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.03% | 86.23% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% | 56.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% | 43.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.7% | 26.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.3% | 73.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,661.0 | $43,055.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,447.0 | $29,763.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,990.0 | $47,746.0 |
* Dubuque Senior 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.