Adair-Casey Jr. High School

Adair-Casey Jr. High School is an one-room-style junior high in Adair, Iowa, operated by Adair-Casey Comm School District. The school instructs 100 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 75% smaller than the state mean of about 400.

Across the 2 schools in Adair-Casey Comm School District (260 students total), Adair-Casey Jr. High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Adair-Casey Jr. High School lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Adair-Casey Jr. High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 81.9%, a residual of +9.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Guthrie County shows median household income runs about $77,711, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guthrie County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,858 students), Adair-Casey Jr. High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Adair-Casey Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adair-Casey Jr. High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 75.0%.

Adair-Casey Jr. High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 123 students in 2018 compared to 100 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Adair-Casey Jr. High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.