| Number
of Students: |
| Parkersburg Elementary |
245 |
| Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School |
196 |
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School |
285 |
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| Teacher-to-Student
Ratio: |
| Parkersburg Elementary |
1 / 9.8 |
| Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School |
1 / 11.5 |
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School |
1 / 11.4 |
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STANDARDIZED
TEST SCORES:
| Aplington-Parkersburg
Percent |
State
Percent |
National
Percent |
| Proficient |
Proficient |
Proficient |
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| School Year |
02-03 |
03-04 |
02-03 |
03-04 |
02-03 |
03-04 |
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| Grade 4 |
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| Reading |
94% |
76.20% |
69% |
75.90% |
60% |
60% |
| Math |
88% |
77.80% |
72.40% |
75% |
60% |
60% |
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| Grade 8 |
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| Reading |
83.70% |
64.70% |
69.40% |
69.30% |
60% |
60% |
| Math |
80.90% |
72.00% |
73.10% |
71.60 % |
60% |
60% |
| Science |
83.80% |
79.40% |
N/A% |
77.30 % |
60% |
60% |
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| Grade 11 |
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| Reading |
83.80% |
86.80% |
77.10% |
77 |
60% |
60% |
| Math |
91.90% |
89.80% |
81.30% |
79.20% |
60% |
60% |
| Science |
85.20% |
86.50% |
N/A |
78.70 % |
60% |
60% |
PERCENTAGE OF
STUDENTS THAT ATTEND EITHER A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE:
80%
EXTRA BENEFITS
OF SCHOOL:
- Languages: Spanish I,II,III, & IV
- Computer Labs
- Fine Arts: Band, chorus, theater, and speech
- Clubs: Book Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), National
Honor Society (NHS), Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.),
Spanish Club, Student Government, TAG/Quizbowl, Teaching
Interns, Tech Geeks
- Fitness Center: Available for public use on a daily basis
- Sports: Cross-Country, football, volleyball, boys &
girls basketball, wrestling, track, golf, tennis, boys &
girls soccer, baseball, and softball
- Incredible football program which has had one of the
top 10 winning percentages in the state of Iowa since
the playoffs began in 1972.
- Four former Aplington-Parkersburg football players
have played in the National Football League. Casey Wiegmann
(class of 1990) starts at center for the Kansas City
Chiefs, Jared DeVries (class of 1994) is a defensive
end for the Detroit Lions, Brad Meester (class of 1995)
is the starting offensive center for the Jacksonville
Jaguars, and Aaron Kampman (class of 1998) is a starting
defensive end for the Green Bay Packers.
- These players, along with the Aplington-Parkersburg
school, are featured in the Hall of Pride in Des Moines,
Iowa.
COMMUNITY:
- City Pool: Home of the Barracudas Swim
Team, the Parkersburg Municipal Swimming Pool has 6 racing
lanes, a slide, two diving boards, a water basketball hoop
and a baby pool The pool opens the weekend after school
gets out, from 1-9pm. Lessons are available twice a season.
- Depot Park/Wolfe's Landing: Depot Park
is a quaint park located along the Beaver River. With a
railroad theme, the park is home to the original depot building
and a caboose along with a themed playground. Wolf's Landing
is a 2 diamond baseball/softball complex used for little
league baseball.
- Big Marsh: Big Marsh is located 6 miles
north of Parkersburg and is the largest marsh in the state
of Iowa. It contains over 3000 acres of ground for public
hunting, fishing, bird watching and hiking.
- Churches:
- Hope Reformed
- Faith Lutheram
- St. Patrick's Catholic
- Parkersburg Christian REformed
- Bethel Lutheran
- First Congregational
- Parkersburg United Methodist
- Calvary Baptist
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