Central High School
Davenport, IA 52803
Phone: (563) 723-5400
Fax: (563) 445-5952
District: Davenport Community School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 1313 students
Central High School, located in Davenport, Iowa, serves grades 9-12 in the Davenport Community School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Central High School is a public school located in Davenport, IA. 1313 students attend Central High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Iowa Assessment data from Iowa Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 3/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 4-year high school graduation rate data from Iowa Department of Education, using 2025 Average ACT score data from Iowa Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Iowa Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Iowa Department of Education. |
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I have been a parent of the Davenport community school district with all four of my children, and Central High school has been an amazing experience for all four of them. The education they received has been top-notch, the teachers are very professional, work hard for each student, And they are any educational growth opportunity with AP Courses, pro start, and the music and theater department are the best in the state. Because of the attention given to all four of my children, each one left to move on to university like MIAD, Millikin, and University of Iowa and earned degrees in a challenging field. I highly recommend Central High School
Posted: June 21, 2025
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Posted: May 30, 2023
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Posted: May 30, 2023
I went to the school from Freshman year through Senior year. Overall the school wasnt horrible. There are a good amount of teachers at this school who truly care. I felt like the entire time I was at this school, I spoke or saw my guidance counselor maybe 3 times. I feel like with any high-school there is bullying, I noticed it almost everyday. The teachers did not stop kids, or stand up for others. Getting involved with extra curricular activities really made me continue going to school. If there was ever a fight teachers would just discipline the students, and the consequences werent enough to stop the drama most of the time. Counselors should have intervened and helped more with the students. When I went to central me and my group of friends would leave for lunch everyday, and were never questioned by faculty when returning. I feel like any kid could just easily lie and make it past someone standing at the door. This is extremely dangerous, hopefully it has changed since then. My grandfather and all of this 8 siblings went to central. My parents and their siblings went to central. I went to central, but I would not put my future children in this school, unless they go through some major changes with staff.
Posted: May 30, 2023
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Posted: June 12, 2022
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Posted: June 12, 2022
All Davenport schools suck, theres no doubt about that but Central is by far the best high school in the Davenport Community School district. West and North are both trash and have even lower test scores and are worse environments for students
Posted: June 12, 2022
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Posted: January 25, 2015
Davenport Central High School was a great multicultural school with a variety of AP classes, a fantastic talented and gifted teacher, and a wide range of activities for the gifted student. They have Mock Trial, Scholastic Bowl, National History Bowl, Environmental Club, Battle of the Books, Read n Rap with elementary students, and Girls Learn. Their band, choir, show choir, marching band, and orchestra are great, too.
Posted: September 22, 2013
I went to Central through 9-10 grade. I dropped out, and now have my GED and have a full time job. I think getting my GED was the best thing I have ever done. My first years, and last years were hard for me, i struggled with math and no teacher ever helped me to my level, they thought that we all learned the same, only did Mrs. Rutin help me with pre-algebra, no one else has ever got math through my head except for her. Other than that, Central was not good for me, nobody did anything about bullying. No one stood up for me or any other students that had trouble. I was bullied for so long untill i just stopped caring, i told the teachers, they didnt care or do anything. Some of the rules were just ridiculus, and some teachers were either too lenient, and didnt care, or too strict and un-fair. I am very happy i dropped out. Im glad i no longer look forward to having my freedom of speech taken away, im happy with myself now, i have freedom of exspession now, i should have been in my senior year now, and im glad im not there.
Posted: January 4, 2013
Davenport Central is a fantastic school with great teachers, administrators, etc. The school provides a real life experience with a diverse student population in terms of race and socioeconomics. The history that surrounds this school is tremendous, there are thousands of extremely successful graduates that accomplished many things. Take a look a the Hall of Honor for examples of the greatness. As an alum I am more than proud to say Central is my high school of choice (my kids will attend when they become HS age). My wife, also an alum, worked in the building until recently and I can say that DC is still the place to be. Go Blue!
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