Underwood High School
629 North St Underwood IA, 51576, Pottawattamie County Phone: 712-566-2703 Ranking:  (110 out of 205, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Underwood 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: | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 218 | 219 | 206 | 228 | 222 | 228 | 238 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 72 | 33.0% | 67 | 30.6% | 45 | 21.8% | 59 | 25.9% | 65 | 29.3% | 49 | 21.5% | 53 | 22.3% |
| Grade 10: | 60 | 27.5% | 38 | 17.4% | 53 | 25.7% | 63 | 27.6% | 50 | 22.5% | 51 | 22.4% | 58 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 39 | 17.9% | 51 | 23.3% | 60 | 29.1% | 49 | 21.5% | 50 | 22.5% | 57 | 25.0% | 70 | 29.4% |
| Grade 12: | 47 | 21.6% | 63 | 28.8% | 48 | 23.3% | 57 | 25.0% | 57 | 25.7% | 71 | 31.1% | 57 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 123 | 56.4% | 115 | 52.5% | 113 | 54.9% | 121 | 53.1% | 115 | 51.8% | 121 | 53.1% | 124 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 95 | 43.6% | 104 | 47.5% | 93 | 45.1% | 107 | 46.9% | 107 | 48.2% | 99 | 43.4% | 110 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 204 | 93.6% | 205 | 93.6% | 191 | 92.7% | 207 | 90.8% | 205 | 92.3% | 223 | 97.8% | 235 | 98.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.7% | 7 | 3.4% | 11 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 5.5% | 21 | 9.6% | 21 | 10.2% | 31 | 13.6% | 21 | 9.5% | 10 | 4.4% | 12 | 5.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 3.2% | 11 | 5.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 17 | 7.5% | 16 | 7.2% | 14 | 6.1% | 12 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.95 | 11.38 | 11.44 | 12.67 | 12.33 | 12.70 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.03% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 87.76% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 82.76% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.71% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 33.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 88.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,318.0 | $42,599.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,830.0 | $44,699.0 |
* Underwood High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.