Enrollment
100
Middle
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR-CASEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190309002236
Adair-Casey Jr. High School
3384 Indigo Ave., Adair, IA 50002 · (641) 746-2241 · Guthrie County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
40 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adair-Casey Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
100
-23 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.0:1
% White
88%
was 95%
% Hispanic
9%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adair-Casey Comm School District
- Adair-Casey Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Adair-Casey Elementary School0.0 mi · 160
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle School10.8 mi · 308
- Iowa Connections Academy Elementary10.8 mi · 216
- Iowa Connections Academy High School10.8 mi · 1,022
- CAM Jr./Sr. High School10.9 mi · 188
- Guthrie Center High School11.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Adair-Casey Jr. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adair-Casey Jr. High School?
Adair-Casey Jr. High School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Adair-Casey Jr. High School serve?
Adair-Casey Jr. High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adair-Casey Jr. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adair-Casey Jr. High School is approximately 12.7:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adair-Casey Jr. High School?
At Adair-Casey Jr. High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Adair-Casey Jr. High School in?
Adair-Casey Jr. High School is part of Adair-Casey Comm School District.
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