Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190375001337
Aplington-Parkersburg High School
610 N Johnson St, Parkersburg, IA 50665 · (319) 346-1571 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
50 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
90.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
84.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.3% | 84.6% |
| 2023-24 | 88.1% | 76.7% |
% 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Aplington-Parkersburg High School
Aplington-Parkersburg High School's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School this school | 247 | 20.2% | 85.1% |
| Woodward-Granger High School Woodward | 270 | 20.7% | 73.8% |
| Ogden High School Ogden | 234 | 20.9% | 73.1% |
| Jesup High School Jesup | 269 | 17.8% | 80.8% |
| Madrid High School Madrid | 195 | 18.5% | 80.0% |
| Lisbon Secondary School Lisbon | 301 | 17.9% | 80.2% |
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 Aplington-Parkersburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #17 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #23 of 314 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #14 of 314 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #213 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #134 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #254 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #287 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #92 of 125 |
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
247
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 247 | 17.1 | 14.5:1 | 20% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 28% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 17.7 | 15.0:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 22.1 | 11.8:1 | 29% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 29% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aplington-Parkersburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (260 to 247); teachers down 23% (22.1 to 17.1).
About Aplington-Parkersburg High School
Aplington-Parkersburg High School is the name of a small high school in Parkersburg, Iowa. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 247 students enrolled. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District runs 4 schools with a combined 821 students. Aplington-Parkersburg High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Aplington-Parkersburg High School, about 95 are White. Census estimates put Butler County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher. High schools in Iowa average 17.3:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Aplington-Parkersburg High School, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Aplington-Parkersburg High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Iowa public high schools.
The model predicts 81.8% for a school in Iowa with Aplington-Parkersburg High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Aplington-Parkersburg High School posts 85.1%.
The county, Butler County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,715, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 2,120 students.
The closest school to Aplington-Parkersburg High School is Parkersburg Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. Aplington-Parkersburg High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Aplington-Parkersburg High School at 2nd of 5.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 241 students in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.4 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,268
Census ACS
Median income
$73,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District
- Parkersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Aplington-Parkersburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
- Aplington Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
Other schools in Parkersburg
- Parkersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Parkersburg Elementary School0.3 mi · 211
- Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School5.4 mi · 198
- Aplington Elementary School5.4 mi · 165
- Dike-New Hartford Junior High School8.1 mi · 210
- New Hartford Elementary School8.1 mi · 147
- Dike-New Hartford High School10.6 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Aplington-Parkersburg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aplington-Parkersburg High School?
Aplington-Parkersburg High School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Aplington-Parkersburg High School serve?
Aplington-Parkersburg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aplington-Parkersburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aplington-Parkersburg High School is approximately 14.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Aplington-Parkersburg High School?
Student demographics at Aplington-Parkersburg High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Aplington-Parkersburg High School public or private?
Aplington-Parkersburg High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District.
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