The brief
A private high school in Iowa City, IA serving grades 7th – 12th.
It ranks 110 of 170 schools in Iowa.
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 17 schools in Iowa City. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in IA.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in IA.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 52245; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $75,876
- Median home value
- $293,300
- Median rent
- $1,215/mo
- College educated
- 68.3%
- Homeownership
- 57.7%
- Poverty rate
- 20.9%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 52245; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 19
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 20
- Minimal Transit
- Bike Score
- 51
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,858/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Iowa City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Iowa City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White74%
- Hispanic12%
- Black10%
- Asian4%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High serve?
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High serves students in grades 7th through 12th.
How many students attend Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High?
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High has an enrollment of approximately 400 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High?
The student-teacher ratio at Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High is 15.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High rank in IA?
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High ranks #110 of 170 private schools in IA.
What is Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High's MySchoolScout rating?
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High a private school?
Yes, Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High is a private coeducational school with a Roman Catholic affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High a religious school?
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/sr High has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- 7th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 400
- Gender split
- 58% M / 42% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- School day
- 7 hours
- Days per year
- 173 days
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Johnson County
- Phone
- (319) 499-9020
- Area population (ZIP 52245)
- 22,765
- Area average commute
- 17.5 min
- Area median age
- 31.3
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Iowa Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.