Great Oaks High School and Career Center
Des Moines · IA · Charter Organization: Oakmont Education · Public charter
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- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Great Oaks High School and Career Center compares for families
What families should know about Great Oaks High School and Career Center.
- ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Walnut Creek Campus, Woodward Academy, Westside Junior-Senior High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Iowa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Campus West Des Moines |
Public | 5.8 | 152 | +17.8% |
| Woodward Academy Woodward |
Public | 22.7 | 100 | -2.0% |
| Westside Junior-Senior High School Westside |
Public | 82.3 | 65 | +18.2% |
| Tri-County JR/SR High School Thornburg |
Public | 67.5 | 58 | -18.3% |
| West Central Charter High School Maynard |
Public · charter | 118.9 | 97 | +12.8% |
| Empowering Excellence Charter School Cedar Rapids |
Public · charter | 104.6 | 120 | — |
| Earlham Senior High School Earlham |
Public | 27.7 | 189 | -2.1% |
| Springville Secondary School Springville |
Public | 115.7 | 126 | +1.6% |