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Enrollment
478
High
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTIC COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190393000090
Atlantic High School
1201 E 14th St, Atlantic, IA 50022 · (712) 243-5358 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
178 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 27% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Atlantic Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 66.7% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Atlantic High School
Atlantic High School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic High School this school | 478 | 37.2% | 68.5% |
| Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood | 570 | 36.8% | 75.2% |
| Clarinda High School Clarinda | 511 | 37.4% | 76.5% |
| Algona High School Algona | 458 | 36.2% | 72.7% |
| Knoxville High School Knoxville | 508 | 37.8% | 68.6% |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville | 431 | 38.5% | 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 Atlantic High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #210 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #180 of 314 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #229 of 314 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #97 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #132 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #128 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #145 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #70 of 133 |
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
478
+45 (+10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 478 | 33.2 | 14.4:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 33.2 | 14.3:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 28.9 | 16.8:1 | 39% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 49% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 28.9 | 15.0:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 18% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlantic High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (433 to 478); teachers up 15% (28.9 to 33.2).
About Atlantic High School
Atlantic High School is one of the public schools in Atlantic, Iowa. It is a medium-sized high school. School enrollment was 478 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Atlantic Comm School District counts 1,587 students in its 4 schools, and Atlantic High School is one of them.
Atlantic High School's enrollment is 87% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 6% Pacific Islander. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Atlantic High School employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 37% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Atlantic High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Atlantic High School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 68.5% actual against 73.3% predicted.
Atlantic High School is located in Cass County, where the median household income is $63,013, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Atlantic High School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Washington Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Atlantic High School, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Atlantic High School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Atlantic High School's location as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Atlantic High School climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 433 to 478 students. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Atlantic High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,096
Census ACS
Median income
$63,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atlantic Comm School District
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Atlantic Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Schuler Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other schools in Atlantic
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Atlantic Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Schuler Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other Atlantic High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Atlantic High. Atlantic High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOLDELRAY BEACH, FL · 1,810 students
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 1,209 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 554
- Schuler Elementary School0.6 mi · 206
- Atlantic Middle School0.6 mi · 349
- CAM Jr./Sr. High School12.2 mi · 188
- Iowa Connections Academy High School12.4 mi · 1,022
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle School12.4 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Atlantic High SchoolHow many students attend Atlantic High School?
Atlantic High School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Atlantic High School serve?
Atlantic High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Atlantic High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Atlantic High School.
How diverse is Atlantic High School?
Atlantic High School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Atlantic High School in?
Atlantic High School is part of Atlantic Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.