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Metro High School

Public Grades 9-12
332nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 340 Iowa High Schools
Better than 2% of Iowa high schools
Summary

Metro High School is a public high school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 343 students. The school is part of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, which is ranked 279 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Metro High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a statewide rank between 315 and 337 out of 320-340 high schools over the past 10 years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Metro High School's academic performance is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.8% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 71% for the Cedar Rapids Community School District and 74.7% for the state. In mathematics, only 38.2% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 59.5% for the district and 68% for the state. Metro High School also has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 25% to 88.3% over the past few years, and very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 77.6% in recent years.

When comparing Metro High School to other high schools in the Cedar Rapids area, such as John F. Kennedy High School, George Washington High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School, the academic performance, graduation rates, and other key metrics at Metro High School are significantly lower. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 65.2% to 74.7% at the nearby schools, compared to only 43.8% at Metro High School. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $17,640 in the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-teacher ratio, Metro High School's performance continues to lag behind its peers.

288
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,640
Per pupil spending ?
79.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1212 7th ST SE
       Cedar Rapids, IA  52401

(319) 558-3100

District: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.7%
African American:
20.8%
Two or more races:
16.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Iowa average (30% vs 69% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Iowa average (25% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg62%
Iowa avg69%
332nd of 340
Iowa public high schools ?
Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4High Schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District
279th of 313Cedar Rapids Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
20250.9332 of 3402.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.1337 of 3380.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.0335 of 3360.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.0332 of 3320.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20210.0326 of 3270.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.4319 of 3272.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.1315 of 3201.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20170.1320 of 3251.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20160.1319 of 3200.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20150.0322 of 3240.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.0319 of 3220.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.2340 of 3513.1%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Science35%-32 vs state
English Language Arts35%-38 vs state
Mathematics24%-43 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Metro High School.

Metro High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Iowa high schools.

Students at Metro High School are 51% White, 21% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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