Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AHSTW COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190408000102
AHSTW High School
768 S Maple, Avoca, IA 51521 · (712) 343-6364 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
67 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
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 AHSTW Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
76.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
205
-110 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.8:1
% White
94%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AHSTW High School
Located at 768 S Maple, in Avoca, Iowa, AHSTW High School is a compact senior high that serves 205 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by AHSTW Comm School District. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.
Across the 3 schools in AHSTW Comm School District (755 students total), AHSTW High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, AHSTW High School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, AHSTW High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.6%, the actual is 79.7%, a residual of +4.1 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pottawattamie County put median household earnings sit near $73,602, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pottawattamie County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students), AHSTW High School is one campus in the mix.
AHSTW Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AHSTW High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 77.0%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AHSTW High School has edged down 35%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for AHSTW High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AHSTW Comm School District
- AHSTW Primary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- AHSTW Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Other schools in Avoca
- AHSTW Primary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- AHSTW Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Nearby schools
- AHSTW Primary School0.0 mi · 280
- AHSTW Intermediate School0.0 mi · 270
- Oakland Elementary11.8 mi · 178
- Harlan Intermediate School12.8 mi · 309
- Harlan Primary12.8 mi · 342
- Riverside Middle/Senior High School12.9 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About AHSTW High SchoolHow many students attend AHSTW High School?
AHSTW High School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does AHSTW High School serve?
AHSTW High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AHSTW High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AHSTW High School is approximately 10.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AHSTW High School?
At AHSTW High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is AHSTW High School in?
AHSTW High School is part of AHSTW Comm School District.
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