Hempstead High School
3715 Pennsylvania Ave
Dubuque IA, 52002, Dubuque County
Phone: 563-552-5200
Ranking: 
(78 out of 205, top 38%)*
(78 out of 205, top 38%)*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: | 116 | 105 | 104 | 108 | 120 | 121 | 132 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,645 | 1,616 | 1,681 | 1,761 | 1,722 | 1,814 | 1,824 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 430 | 26.1% | 387 | 23.9% | 425 | 25.3% | 417 | 23.7% | 412 | 23.9% | 464 | 25.6% | 461 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 393 | 23.9% | 409 | 25.3% | 411 | 24.4% | 412 | 23.4% | 433 | 25.1% | 457 | 25.2% | 471 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 404 | 24.6% | 400 | 24.8% | 400 | 23.8% | 456 | 25.9% | 435 | 25.3% | 462 | 25.5% | 445 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 418 | 25.4% | 420 | 26.0% | 445 | 26.5% | 476 | 27.0% | 442 | 25.7% | 431 | 23.8% | 447 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 851 | 51.7% | 826 | 51.1% | 850 | 50.6% | 909 | 51.6% | 903 | 52.4% | 951 | 52.4% | 941 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 794 | 48.3% | 790 | 48.9% | 831 | 49.4% | 852 | 48.4% | 819 | 47.6% | 855 | 47.1% | 879 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 35 | 2.1% | 39 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.2% | 44 | 2.5% | 28 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 2.8% | 39 | 2.4% | 40 | 2.4% | 28 | 1.6% | 28 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.3% | 16 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 86 | 5.2% | 66 | 4.1% | 73 | 4.3% | 83 | 4.7% | 46 | 2.7% | 35 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.6% |
| White: | 1,428 | 86.8% | 1,430 | 88.5% | 1,502 | 89.4% | 1,592 | 90.4% | 1,618 | 94.0% | 1,732 | 95.5% | 1,754 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 2.6% | 37 | 2.3% | 22 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 361 | 21.9% | 342 | 21.2% | 361 | 21.5% | 350 | 19.9% | 282 | 16.4% | 251 | 13.8% | 211 | 11.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 6.8% | 109 | 6.7% | 90 | 5.4% | 118 | 6.7% | 131 | 7.6% | 123 | 6.8% | 126 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.22 | 15.38 | 16.19 | 16.28 | 14.30 | 15.00 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.37% | 85.75% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.07% | 87.60% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.70% | 84.92% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.93% | 86.23% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.1% | 59.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.5% | 30.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.5% | 69.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,387.0 | $40,131.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,313.0 | $29,584.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,253.0 | $44,733.0 |
* Hempstead 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.