Academics
Hempstead, being one of the largest schools in the state, is able to offer fourteen advanced placement courses. This has enabled the school to rank highly on the Iowa AP Index published by the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, coming in ninth in the state in 2006 (based on the class of 2005).
The school is generally meeting No Child Left Behind proficiency standards, outpacing its goals in both reading and math.
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