Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AGWSR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190306000004
AGWSR High School
713 Hardin St, Ackley, IA 50601 · (641) 847-2633 · Hardin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
84 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 AGWSR Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 70.1% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 AGWSR High School
AGWSR High School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGWSR High School this school | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| Boyer Valley Middle/High School Dunlap | 219 | 42.9% | 77.0% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Colo-NESCO Middle/High School Colo | 216 | 42.6% | 72.6% |
| Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School Bussey | 142 | 42.3% | 66.7% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
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 AGWSR High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #227 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #232 of 314 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #265 of 314 ▼ 123 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #271 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #84 of 320 |
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
190
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 190 | 17.8 | 10.7:1 | 44% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 16.9 | 11.4:1 | 36% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 16.3 | 11.8:1 | 35% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 41% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 34% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 32% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 26% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 23% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AGWSR High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (158 to 190); teachers up 12% (16 to 17.8).
About AGWSR High School
AGWSR High School is a low-enrollment high school in Iowa, located in Ackley. It reported 190 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 59% lower.
AGWSR Comm School District, which runs AGWSR High School, has 5 schools and 642 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at AGWSR High School. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic. That is in line with Hardin County, where about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at AGWSR High School are from different groups.
AGWSR High School has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for high schools in Iowa. The school has 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public high schools, AGWSR High School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
AGWSR High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.1% is 2.8 points below the 69.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Hardin County, where median household income comes to about $65,069, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hardin County counts 14 public schools with about 3,073 students.
Measured in a straight line, AGWSR Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from AGWSR High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, AGWSR High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes AGWSR High School as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 190, from 179 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about AGWSR High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AGWSR Comm School District
- AGWSR Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- AGWSR Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
- AGWSR Elementary at WellsburgElementary · 59 students
- The Cougars DenElementary · 35 students
Other schools in Ackley
- AGWSR Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- The Cougars DenElementary · 35 students
Nearby schools
- AGWSR Elementary School0.0 mi · 227
- The Cougars Den0.2 mi · 35
- Aplington Elementary School8.6 mi · 165
- Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School8.6 mi · 198
- AGWSR Middle School10.1 mi · 131
- AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg10.1 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About AGWSR High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at AGWSR High School?
AGWSR High School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does AGWSR High School serve?
AGWSR High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AGWSR High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AGWSR High School is approximately 10.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at AGWSR High School?
Student demographics at AGWSR High School are roughly 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees AGWSR High School?
AGWSR High School is overseen by AGWSR Comm School District in Hardin County.
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