Davenport Mid City High School

Davenport Mid City High School is a public alternative high school located in north central Davenport, Iowa. Mid City High School was established in 2014 in the building that was formerly a medical facility. It replaced the previous alternative school in the district, which was called the Kimberly Center.

Davenport Mid City High School
Address
3801 Marquette St.

Davenport
,
Iowa

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established2014
School districtDavenport Community School District
SuperintendentTJ Schneckloth
PrincipalJenni Weipert
Faculty26.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment292 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.86[1]
Color(s)Purple and White    
MascotMaverick
Websitewww.davenportschools.org/midcity/

The purpose of the alternative high school is to decrease the school district's dropout rate.[2] Many of the students enrolled here had problems in their previous schools. Classroom configurations include both traditional settings and collaborative learning settings that are more appropriate for team and project-based learning. The schools mascot, Mavericks, was chosen to reflect a student body that is "unorthodox, independent-minded and individualist, nonconformist, free speech, original or eccentric."[3]

The school is housed in a building that originally housed a medical-office complex at the former Davenport Osteopathic Hospital. In addition to the original building that is 37,355 square feet (3,500 m2), the district added a physical activity center at 14,300 square feet (1,300 m2) and it contains a multipurpose stage, a junior high-sized basketball/sports court, locker rooms, bathrooms, and two classrooms.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Mid City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. Deirdre Baker (2015-02-21). "Klipsch: Mid City High fills a purpose in Davenport district". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. Doug Schorpp (2014-10-30). "Mavericks buckle down to business of education in Davenport". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. Tara Becker (2014-07-15). "Davenport School Board approves athletic plans at new high school". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
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