Enrollment
172
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BCLUW COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190444000118
BCLUW High School
610 East Center Street, Conrad, IA 50621 · (641) 366-2810 · Grundy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
64 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 43 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 27% |
Student demographics
10%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 BCLUW Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
82.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 72.6% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% 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 BCLUW High School
BCLUW High School's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCLUW High School this school | 172 | 37.2% | 80.3% |
| Southwest Valley High school Corning | 195 | 37.4% | 56.1% |
| Griswold Middle/High School Griswold | 193 | 36.3% | 76.4% |
| Central Middle School/High School Elkader | 182 | 38.5% | 66.0% |
| ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School Elk Horn | 184 | 39.7% | 71.4% |
| Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School Belle Plaine | 205 | 39.0% | 69.6% |
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 BCLUW High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #56 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #38 of 314 ▲ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #49 of 314 ▲ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #291 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #146 of 320 |
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
172
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 172 | 17.3 | 10.0:1 | 37% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 17.2 | 10.0:1 | 28% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 17.3 | 10.3:1 | 31% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 18 | 9.9:1 | 27% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 18.7 | 10.1:1 | 31% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 34% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 17% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 17 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BCLUW High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (189 to 172); teachers down 8% (18.7 to 17.3).
About BCLUW High School
BCLUW High School is a small high school found in Conrad, Iowa. The school's enrollment of 172 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
BCLUW High School sits within BCLUW Comm School District, which has 3 schools and 464 students.
The large majority of students at BCLUW High School, 95%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Grundy County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at BCLUW High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Teachers at the school number 17.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BCLUW High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BCLUW High School scores 80.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 73.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Grundy County show that median household income is about $87,205, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. BCLUW High School is one of 11 public schools in Grundy County, which together enroll about 2,334 students.
Nearby, BCLUW Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, BCLUW High School places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 179 to 172 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,384
Census ACS
Median income
$87,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BCLUW Comm School District
- BCLUW Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- BCLUW Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- BCLUW Elementary School0.3 mi · 160
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck Preschool8.3 mi · 11
- GMG Elementary School8.5 mi · 271
- Grundy Center High School10.0 mi · 241
- Grundy Center Middle School10.0 mi · 219
- Grundy Center Elementary School10.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About BCLUW High SchoolHow many students attend BCLUW High School?
BCLUW High School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BCLUW High School serve?
BCLUW High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BCLUW High School have?
BCLUW High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BCLUW High School?
Student demographics at BCLUW High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is BCLUW High School in?
BCLUW High School is part of BCLUW Comm School District.
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