Enrollment
262
High
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAXTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190438000114
Baxter High School
202 E State, Baxter, IA 50028 · (641) 227-3103 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
86 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 6 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 15% |
Student demographics
14%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 Baxter Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 65.3% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 →
Schools most like Baxter High School
Baxter High School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter High School this school | 262 | 32.8% | 72.7% |
| Pleasantville High School Pleasantville | 241 | 31.1% | 64.6% |
| Grundy Center High School Grundy Center | 241 | 32.4% | 88.6% |
| Monticello High School Monticello | 320 | 30.9% | 70.0% |
| Central Lee High School Donnellson | 353 | 33.7% | 81.0% |
| Tri-Center High School Neola | 225 | 30.2% | 72.8% |
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 Baxter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #165 of 313 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #197 of 314 ▲ 13 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #184 of 314 ▼ 88 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #205 of 340 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #208 of 260 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #181 of 320 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #53 of 133 | N/A |
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
262
+39 (+17%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 133
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 | 262 | N/A | N/A | 33% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 10 | 26.2:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 10.6 | 24.1:1 | 30% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 12 | 18.6:1 | 22% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 15.9 | 14.3:1 | 17% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 22% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 19 | 10.9:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 12% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 15 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baxter High School.
About Baxter High School
Baxter High School is a low-enrollment high school serving families in Baxter, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 262 students. The typical figure for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students.
Baxter Comm School District has 2 schools and 471 students, and Baxter High School is one of those schools.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Baxter High School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial. The White share in Jasper County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%.
allk12 grades Baxter High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Baxter High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.7%, compared with a predicted 75.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Jasper County, the median household income is $71,311, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Jasper County has 18 public schools and roughly 5,668 students.
The nearest public school is Baxter Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Baxter High School is 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Baxter High School had 223 students, to 2024-25, when it had 262.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Baxter High School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baxter Comm School District
- Baxter Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Baxter Elementary School0.0 mi · 209
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School9.5 mi · 380
- Collins-Maxwell Elementary School9.5 mi · 182
- WEST Academy Alternative School9.7 mi · 51
- Emerson Hough Elementary School10.1 mi · 336
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School10.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Baxter High SchoolHow large is Baxter High School?
Baxter High School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 06-12.
Is Baxter High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baxter High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baxter High School?
At Baxter High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Baxter High School?
Baxter High School is overseen by Baxter Comm School District in Jasper County.
What county does Baxter High School serve?
Baxter High School serves Jasper County in IA.
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