Holy Family Catholic Schools is committed to providing a faith-rich environment, dedicated to academic excellence and a culture of service. The Holy Family performance profile provides an at-a-glance view of system-wide performance measures, indicators of college and career readiness, goal metrics and more.
We hold ourselves to a higher standard.
Ninety-three percent of Wahlert Catholic High School class of 2024 reported plans to attend post-secondary education and specialized training (including military).
Wahlert was recognized on the 2024 AP Honor Roll for its success in delivering results while expanding student access.
In 2024, Wahlert Catholic High School ranked in the top 10 of the Iowa AP Index, recognizing Iowa’s top high schools for Advanced Placement opportunities.
Scroll down to browse system-wide data from Holy Family Catholic Schools or select specific areas of interest below:
Enrollment Summary
K-12 Academic Achievement Indicators
Learn more about our assessment tools:
FAST (Grades K-8)
FAST stands for Formative Assessment System for Teachers. With three testing periods in the school year, FAST provides screening and progress monitoring of current reading and math skills to help identify intervention needs. The assessment is a checkpoint measurement of a student's understanding of concepts taught at a certain point in the year. This chart represents the percentage of students at or above proficiency at the testing checkpoint, systemwide.
Our Lady of Guadalupe K-1 students are not screened for English due to participation in full immersion programming.
HFCS FAST GOAL:
85% reaching benchmark
| Spring 23-24 | 76% | 80% |
| Spring 22-23 | 83% | 85% |
| Spring 21-22 | 78% | 80% |
HFCS ISASP GOAL:
100% Proficiency with 35% "Advanced"
| Advanced or Proficient in English Language Arts | Advanced or Proficient in Mathematics | Advanced or Proficient in Science* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | HFCS | State | HFCS | State | HFCS | State |
| 3 | 87% | 64% | 89% | 76% | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | 94% | 72% | 87% | 72% | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | 93% | 69% | 85% | 71% | 83% | 59% |
| 6 | 97% | 75% | 95% | 71% | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | 92% | 77% | 83% | 69% | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | 95% | 77% | 93% | 73% | 92% | 65% |
| 9 | 95% | 73% | 90% | 63% | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | 98% | 73% | 88% | 65% | 84% | 59% |
| 11 | 96% | 70% | 88% | 66% | n/a | n/a |
Predicted Score Ranges:
17 → 18 - 22
18 → 19 - 23
19 → 20 - 24
20 → 21 - 25
21 → 22 - 26
22 → 23 - 27
23 → 24 - 28
24 → 25 - 29
25 → 26 - 30
26 → 27 - 31
27 → 28 - 32
28 → 29 - 33
29 → 30- 34
30 → 31 - 35
31 → 32 - 35
32 + → 36
| English | Reading | Science | Math | Composite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-24 Fall | 17.4 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| 22-23 Fall | 17.2 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 19.4 |
| 21-22 Fall | 17.5 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 19.7 |
College and Career Readiness
Number of Students in the Class of 2024:
Pursuing Post-Secondary Education & Training:
Took one or more internship in high school:
Degrees and certifications earned by graduation:
Associate Degrees (AA): 2
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA):5
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT): 2
College Credits Earned
There are numerous college credit courses consistently offered at Wahlert Catholic High School including AP, PSEO, PICC, and dual-enrollment courses. Additional opportunities are identified with students who express special interests or demonstrate advanced programming needs. Personalized academic plans are designed to meet all students' needs.
| 2024 | 1,300 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1,679 | 15 |
| 2022 | 1,380 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1.613 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1,090 | 10 |
ACT Readiness Benchmarks
The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students to have a reasonable chance of success in first-year credit-bearing college courses at the typical college.
The data reported here demonstrate the percentage of Wahlert Catholic students ready for college-level coursework.
| English | Math | Reading | Science | All | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State* | School | State* | School | State* | School | State* | School | State* | |
| 2023 | 79% | 61% | 46% | 37% | 60% | 50% | 44% | 40% | 29% | 26% |
| 2022 | 76% | 65% | 41% | 40% | 54% | 52% | 48% | 43% | 27% | 28% |
| 2021 | 76% | 64% | 50% | 41% | 56% | 52% | 50% | 44% | 36% | 29% |
| 2020 | 88% | 62% | 50% | 40% | 61% | 50% | 52% | 40% | 38% | 26% |
| 2019 | 82% | 67% | 61% | 44% | 68% | 52% | 57% | 44% | 43% | 29% |
HFCS ACT GOAL:
Composite of 25+
| 2024 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 75% | 48% | 37% |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 92% | 48% | 37% |
| 2022 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 91% | 49% | 36% |
| 2021 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 83% | 47% | 39% |
| 2020 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 88% | 68% | 49% |
| 2019 | 23.6 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 92% | 66% | 52% |
| 2018 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 87% | 68% | 55% |
HFCS AP GOAL:
75% scoring 3+
| 2024 | 236 | 69% |
| 2023 | 202 | 67% |
| 2022 | 270 | 54% |
| 2021 | 289 | 55% |
| 2020 | 305 | 80% |
HFCS BILITERACY GOAL:
50% of students earn the Iowa Seal of Biliteracy by graduation.
Enrollment Data Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
| 2024 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | 109 | 92% | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 108 | 86% | 88% | 96% | – |
| 2021 | 141 | 91% | 91% | 93% | – |
| 2020 | 109 | 90% | 92% | 87% | – |
| 2019 | 132 | 95% | 96% | 94% | – |
| 2018 | 118 | 92% | 92% | 97% | 78% |
| 2017 | 127 | 92% | 94% | 94% | 76% |
| 2016 | 137 | 92% | 95% | 98% | 81% |
| 2015 | 139 | 91% | 93% | 94% | 77% |
| 2014 | 127 | 88% | 88% | 90% | 75% |
Student Involvement
Student Involvement
Approximately 90 percent of Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School and Wahlert Catholic High School students are engaged in co-curricular activities (including athletics, arts and clubs):
Service
Holy Family students learn that service to their communities is a core value of the Catholic faith. Middle school students are expected to contribute at least 15 hours and high school students contribute at least 20 hours per year of service in addition to in-school service projects. Graduates who have personally contributed over 200 hours of service during their high school years are recognized by Campus Ministry with the Wahlert Servant Cord.
The Class of 2024 volunteered more than
5,700+
hours of service during their high school years...
...Creating an estimated economic impact of
$181,341
for the community.
And for contributing more than 200 hours of service,
11%
of the class earned the Wahlert Servant Cord.
HFCS SERVICE GOAL:
25% of graduates earn the Wahlert Servant Cord at graduation.
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