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.