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Enrollment
440
High
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER POINT-URBANA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190666000272
Center Point-Urbana High School
145 Iowa Street, Center Point, IA 52213 · (319) 849-1102 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- 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
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
64 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 117 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 112 | 25% |
Student demographics
13%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 Center Point-Urbana Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.4% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 86.5% | 81.9% |
% 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Center Point-Urbana High School
Center Point-Urbana High School's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point-Urbana High School this school | 440 | 14.5% | 82.9% |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 470 | 13.2% | 80.0% |
| Ballard High School Huxley | 586 | 15.4% | 79.3% |
| Hinton High School Hinton | 370 | 10.5% | 84.4% |
| Denver Senior High School Denver | 278 | 13.3% | 93.7% |
| 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 Center Point-Urbana High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #34 of 313 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #52 of 314 ▼ 25 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #20 of 314 ▲ 18 | #1 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #112 of 340 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #186 of 259 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #220 of 260 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #306 of 320 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #72 of 125 | #5 of 6 |
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
440
-40 (-8%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 29.6 | 15.6:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 26 | 18.3:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 13% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Point-Urbana High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (475 to 440); teachers up 8% (26 to 28).
About Center Point-Urbana High School
The public high school Center Point-Urbana High School is located in Center Point, Iowa. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 440 students.
The district, Center Point-Urbana Comm School District, has 1,370 students enrolled across 4 schools.
About 93% of the student body at Center Point-Urbana High School is White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Linn County, the White share is about 84%. Center Point-Urbana High School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Center Point-Urbana High School operates with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.7:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 15% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Linn County is 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Center Point-Urbana High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 84.7%. Center Point-Urbana High School scores 82.9%.
In Linn County (population about 230,004), the median household income is $77,649, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Center Point-Urbana High School is one of 83 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Center Point-Urbana Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Center Point-Urbana High School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Center Point-Urbana High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 40 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 18.5 in 2020-21.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Center Point-Urbana Comm School District
- Center Point-Urbana Primary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Center Point-Urbana Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Center Point
- Center Point-Urbana Primary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Center Point-Urbana Middle School0.3 mi · 290
- Center Point-Urbana Primary School0.4 mi · 365
- Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School4.9 mi · 275
- Shellsburg Elementary School7.6 mi · 269
- Alburnett Middle School9.2 mi · 169
- Alburnett Senior High School9.2 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Center Point-Urbana High SchoolHow many students attend Center Point-Urbana High School?
Center Point-Urbana High School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Center Point-Urbana High School serve?
Center Point-Urbana High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Point-Urbana High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Center Point-Urbana High School is approximately 15.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Center Point-Urbana High School?
Student demographics at Center Point-Urbana High School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Center Point-Urbana High School?
Center Point-Urbana High School is overseen by Center Point-Urbana Comm School District in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.