Academic Achievements

Each year, Waukee High School aims to tell our story of academic achievement. While the information below is not a comprehensive report on academic achievement at WHS, it is a snapshot of what takes place in the classrooms of WHS.

Our students are to be commended for their academic accomplishments! A culture of excellence has been established at WHS and as each graduating class filters through WHS it is fulfilling to see young people place their mark in the history of Waukee High School.

Waukee High School is home to a dedicated, motivated, and skilled teaching staff. That, coupled with the love and support of families across our district, is the perfect recipe for a robust K-12 learning experience.

Go Warriors!

Cary Justmann, WHS Principal

Graduation Rate (2020)

• 98.0% 4-year graduation rate
• 99.45% 5-year graduation rate

National Merit Award Winners

• 13 Finalists for WCSD in 2022

Advanced Placement (AP)

• 2022- 15 AP Scholars, 9 AP Scholars with Honor, 14 AP Scholars with Distinction
• AP Historical Data:

• • 2020 – 62 scholars, 3.95 exam average
  • 2019 – 65 scholars, 3.91 exam average
  • 2018  – 77 scholars, 3.91 exam average
  • 2017  – 92 scholars, 4.07 exam average
  • 2016 – 81 scholars, 3.87 exam average
  • 2015 – 74 scholars, 3.85 exam average
  • 2014 – 73 scholars, 3.91 exam average
  • 2013 – 53 scholars, 3.98 exam average
  • 2012 – 41 scholars, 3.90 exam average
  • 2011 – 19 scholars, 4.13 exam average

ACT Information (Class of 2021 Information)
ACT Composite Average: 23.6, State Composite Average: 21.5

Fine Arts Program

• 23 students selected to the Iowa All State Choir
• 3 students plus one alternate selected for Iowa All State Jazz Choir
• 4 students selected for the Iowa All State Show Choir
• 1 student selected to perform in the high school honor choir at Midwestern ACDA
• A Cappella selected to perform at Midwestern ACDA regional convention in Chicago
• A Cappella selected as the 4A performing choir for the Iowa Choral Showcase
• Cantate was chosen as one of the three clinic choirs for the Iowa Choral Showcase
• A Cappella invited to the inaugural Morningside Choral Invitational
• A Cappella premiered a commissioned work with the Northwest Singers
• Bass Clef premiered a new piece as a part of a consortium for new music for bass clef choirs
• Avenue Jazz won first place for 4A high schools in the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships
• Millennium won Grand Champion at Papillion La-Vista South’s Titan Classic

Waukee High School & DMACC

There are no tuition costs for students or families enrolled in concurrent courses with DMACC. For the 2018-19 school year, WHS students earned 10,176 credit hours through the concurrent enrollment program with DMACC. The credits earned by students represent a savings of $1,495,872 for our families!