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Enrollment
666
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190315000009
ADM Senior High School
801 Nile Kinnick Dr S, Adel, IA 50003 · (515) 993-4584 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Iowa public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
128 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 158 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 172 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 167 | 25% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
95.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
87.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | 94.5% | 87.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ADM Senior High School
ADM Senior High School's state test result (90.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADM Senior High School this school | 666 | 19.2% | 90.1% |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School Waverly | 737 | 17.5% | 82.9% |
| Decorah High School Decorah | 555 | 20.9% | 87.3% |
| Western Dubuque High School Epworth | 927 | 19.0% | 84.0% |
| Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School Williamsburg | 604 | 21.5% | 85.0% |
| Benton Community Senior High School Van Horne | 473 | 20.3% | 71.9% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ADM Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.1% | #5 of 313 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #8 of 314 ▼ 3 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #3 of 314 ▲ 2 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #70 of 340 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #177 of 259 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #211 of 260 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #290 of 320 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.9% | #18 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
666
+107 (+19%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 666 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 19% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 40.1 | 17.0:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 37.9 | 17.2:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 31.6 | 15.8:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 25% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADM Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (501 to 666); teachers up 36% (31.6 to 43).
About ADM Senior High School
ADM Senior High School is a public high school run by Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District in Adel, Iowa. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 666 students. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District is made up of 5 schools with 2,278 students in all.
At ADM Senior High School, 92% of students are White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ADM Senior High School scores 14%.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
ADM Senior High School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Iowa public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ADM Senior High School, the prediction is 82.3% and the result is 90.1%.
The school is in Dallas County, where the median household earns about $102,379 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. ADM Senior High School shares Dallas County with 40 other public schools.
ADM Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 86.0%; ADM Senior High School's is 90.1%, ranking 2nd of 8.
ADM Senior High School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
The school's enrollment increased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for ADM Senior High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Adel Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADM Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- DeSoto Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 337 students
Other schools in Adel
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Adel Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADM Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
Nearby schools
- ADM Middle School0.0 mi · 352
- Meadow View Elementary0.8 mi · 520
- Adel Elementary School1.1 mi · 403
- DeSoto Intermediate School5.1 mi · 337
- Dallas Center Elementary5.4 mi · 169
- Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School5.6 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About ADM Senior High SchoolHow many students attend ADM Senior High School?
ADM Senior High School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ADM Senior High School serve?
ADM Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ADM Senior High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at ADM Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at ADM Senior High School?
Student demographics at ADM Senior High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ADM Senior High School in?
ADM Senior High School is part of Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District.
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