To:          Washington High School Parents

There Are 390 Iowa High Schools
But One Stands Out From The Others!

1. Winner of the "Breaking Barriers" Award from the IDOE for highest % of African American students proficient in reading and math on the Iowa Assessments of any school in Iowa!
2. Iowa's "Number One Ranked School" on the Iowa AP Index for the 11th consecutive year!
3. CWR is on U.S. News and World Report’s List of “America’s Best High Schools”(multiple measures, including Iowa Assessment scores, not just AP).
4. CWR is the only Cedar Rapids High School on Newsweek List of Top 500 “Beating the Odds” High Schools in America; 13 Named Statewide(multiple measures, including Iowa Assessment scores, not just AP).
5. The CWR composite average score on ACT is well above the state average of 22.2 and the national average of 21.0.
6. Dozens of CWR musicians made All-State, and nearly all ensembles received Division 1 ratings at large group festivals/competitions.

Let’s make 2020-2021 even better!