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Boone High School

400 7th St, Boone, IA 50036 · (515) 433-0890 · Boone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Enrollment
704
High
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 468
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
216 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 916523%
Grade 1018026%
Grade 1117024%
Grade 1218927%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
60185%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
578%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
294%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
35350%
Female
34950%

School pathway

Feeds from
Boone Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Boone Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
75.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.3pp 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 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.7%66.7%
2023-2475.3%61.4%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 →

Where Boone High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Iowa
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.2%#204 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#206 of 314
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.7%#196 of 314
Enrollment
ranked largest first
704#66 of 340
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#115 of 259
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.8%#108 of 260
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.7%#199 of 320
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.4%#66 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
704
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2570450.613.9:131% (216)
2023-2472046.915.4:136% (258)
2022-2371143.516.3:136% (256)
2020-216494614.1:130% (193)
2017-1863246.613.6:132% (205)
2015-166814515.1:133% (226)
2010-117154615.5:130% (216)
2000-018776214.2:114% (119)
1990-916244713.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boone High School.

About Boone High School

Federal records list Boone High School as a high school in Boone, Iowa. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 704 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.

Boone Comm School District has 1,955 students spread across 4 schools.

White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.

On staff are 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 31% of students at Boone High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Boone County average a similar 28%.

Boone High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.2%) and its predicted rate (76.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.

The school is in Boone County, where the median household earns about $83,531 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Boone High School shares Boone County with 14 other public schools.

Franklin Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Boone High School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.

The federal government classifies Boone High School's location as Town: Fringe.

Enrollment was 704 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 649.

This page collects posts and questions about Boone High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Boone County at a glance

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Population
26,668
Census ACS
Median income
$83,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,735 students

Quick facts

School name
Boone High School
District
Boone Comm School District
Address
400 7th St, Boone, IA 50036
Phone
(515) 433-0890
County
Boone County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
704
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (31%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
190513000156
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boone High School
What is the total enrollment at Boone High School?
Boone High School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 09-12.
Is Boone High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boone High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Boone High School have?
Boone High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Boone High School?
Student demographics at Boone High School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Boone High School public or private?
Boone High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone Comm School District.
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