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School Background:
Garner-Hayfield High School is located in Garner, Iowa, a rural community of 3,000 people.
The district serves the communities of Garner, Hayfield, Miller and Duncan. Garner-Hayfield has maintained a steady school
enrollment which enables us to serve our students with a varied curriculum.
Faculty:
There are 26 certified
staff members, over 23% hold Masters Degrees or beyond. The student-teacher ratio is 10 to 1.
The Students:
Over 90% of the graduates of Garner-Hayfield High School continue their education at secondary institutions. Student
class sizes range from 55 to 70 students per grade (9-12), totaling a high school enrollment of 261 students.
Academic
Profile:
The state's college readiness bench marks on the ACT are English-l8, Math-22, Reading-2l, Science-24 (a
perfect score is 36). Average scores of the 40 G-HHS students tested:
English -21.5, Math - 22.0,
Reading - 23.1, Science - 22.2, Composite - 22.3
National High School Average: Composite:
20.4
SAT/ACT High School Code #: 161-710
Grading System:
Letter grades of A, B, C, D and F
are given in all areas. Grading is done on a 4.00 scale. Grades earned in all courses are used to determine class rank and
honor roll (except physical and drivers education, vocal and instrumental music).
School Schedule and
Graduation Requirements:
The school day begins at 8:25 a.m. and ends at 3:11 p.m. The school day consists of nine 41
minute periods of time with six days in our cycle instead of the customary five days in a week. The six day schedule makes
it much easier and more balanced when working with classes that meet less than on a daily basis.
Physical Education
is required of each student as according to high school graduation requirements. A graduating senior must have a minimum
total of 45 credits. One credit is given for the successful completion of one semester of work in each academic course.
Non-academic courses include: Drivers Education, Band, Vocal, and Phys. Education.
Non-academic credit is given
for successful completion of any of the following courses: band - 1/2 credit, vocal - 1/2 credit, drivers education - 1/2,
physical education - 1/2.
Core Requirements:
English/Language Arts 8 credits (Eng. 9, Eng. 10, Eng.
11, Eng. 12) Mathematics 6 credits (Choose from several paths: Gen. Math, Algebra 1/2, Geometry, Pre-Calc.,
etc.) Science 6 credits (Physical Science, Biology, Anatomy, Chemistry, Physics, Adv. Chem., etc.) Social
Studies 6 credits (American Gov't., Economics, American History, and two Social Studies electives)
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