Davenport Mid City High School

Davenport Mid City High School is an 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
SuperintendentDr. Robert Kobylski
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]

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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