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s space welcoming! East High School is one of three comprehensive high schools in the Sioux City Community School District. Established in 1925, East High has a strong tradition of respect, community, and school spirit. Currently, we have 1375 students in grades 9 through 12. All students need 44 credits to graduate from the Sioux City Community School District. They are required to have eight credits in English (English I and II required), six credits in Math (Algebra I required), six credits in Science (Biology required), six credits in Social Studies (World History, American History, American Government, and Economics required), two credits in Fine Arts, and one credit in either Health or Individual Families. Students are required to take Physical Education each semester unless they have eight academic classes. All freshmen are required to take Success Strategies and Physical Education. A variety of Career Pathway courses are offered. These pathways include Business and Marketing (Management & Administration, Finance, Graphic Design, Filmmaking, Information Technology, and Computer Science); Engineering, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and Industrial Technology (Architecture and Construction; Engineering; Transportation; Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security); Family and Consumer Science (Education, Human Services, Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion/Interior Design); and Health Sciences (CNA, Pharmacy Tech, Surgical Tech). For many of these pathways, students have the opportunity to earn certification upon completion of the required courses. In addition to the career pathways, students may enroll in dual-credit courses and earn up to twenty-three college credits during their junior and senior years of high school. We also have Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Spanish, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, Psychology, American History, and English Literature and Composition. East High School is a one-to-one school which means each student is provided a laptop computer. We are also on an A/B block schedule (four, ninety-minute class periods each day). This means A-Day classes meet every other day for ninety minutes and then alternate with the B-Day classes. This allows students to have the opportunity to take eight classes each semester. We have a homeroom period between first and second blocks Tuesday through Friday. On Mondays, students are dismissed at 1:55 p.m. to allow teachers time for professional development. Our Freshman House for all ninth grade students is on the lower floor. Their lockers as well as their Math, English, and Biology classes are all located together to help with the transition from middle school. The ninth grade assistant principal and counselor are also housed in that area. We have approximately 170 students take the ACT each year with an average composite score of 21.3. The EHS Class of 2014 had a 92% graduation rate for students attending high school for the four traditional years. Our dropout rate is 1.2%. Our eleventh grade did well on the Iowa Assessments with 84.9% scoring proficient in Reading, 83.5% in Math, and 81.4% in Science. We had a 92.2% average daily attendance rate in the 2013-2014 school year. East High offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. They include academic competitions, dances, drama, music, Mentors in Violence Prevention, NASA Design Club, Raiders Together, and Robotics Club, just to name a few. East High School’s mission in excellence exists to empower our students to excel in activities. Achieve in academics, and succeed in reaching college and career readiness through a longstanding tradition of producing innovative and creative thinkers.
