Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL LEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190693000302
Central Lee High School
2642 Highway 218, Donnellson, IA 52625 · (319) 835-9510 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
119 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 99 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 24% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Central Lee 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% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.7pp 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 75 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 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 77.5% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Central Lee High School
Central Lee High School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lee High School this school | 353 | 33.7% | 81.0% |
| Waukon High School Waukon | 392 | 35.2% | 82.1% |
| Albia High School Albia | 348 | 31.9% | 75.9% |
| Woodbine High School Woodbine | 303 | 32.3% | 66.0% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School Colfax | 287 | 33.8% | 68.5% |
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 Central Lee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #48 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #118 of 314 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #50 of 314 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #143 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #149 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #202 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #174 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #75 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
353
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 353 | 23.8 | 14.8:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 24.1 | 13.2:1 | 35% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 23.3 | 14.0:1 | 35% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 20.2 | 15.9:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 28% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 15% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 27 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Lee High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (321 to 353); teachers up 18% (20.2 to 23.8).
About Central Lee High School
Central Lee High School is a small high school in Central Lee Comm School District, located in Donnellson, Iowa. It reported 353 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Iowa enroll about 468 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Central Lee Comm School District totals 1,311 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Central Lee High School is White, at 92%. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. Among Lee County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Lee High School scores 15%.
Classroom staffing at Central Lee High School totals 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 34% of students (119) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lee County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.1% for Central Lee High School. The school posts 81.0%, 5.9 points above the prediction.
For the population of Lee County, median household income comes to about $62,382, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lee County's 13 public schools enroll about 6,014 students and include Central Lee High School.
Central Lee Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Central Lee High School. Central Lee High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 66.1%, lower than Central Lee High School's 81.0%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 10%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Central Lee High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,893
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,014 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Lee Comm School District
- Central Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Central Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Other schools in Donnellson
- Central Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Central Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Central Lee Middle School0.2 mi · 394
- Central Lee Elementary School0.2 mi · 564
- Fort Madison Elementary School8.7 mi · 932
- Fort Madison Middle School8.7 mi · 686
- Richardson Elementary School9.2 mi · 286
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School10.5 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Central Lee High SchoolHow large is Central Lee High School?
Central Lee High School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central Lee High School serve?
Central Lee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Lee High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Lee High School is approximately 14.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central Lee High School?
Central Lee High School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central Lee High School in?
Central Lee High School is part of Central Lee Comm School District.
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