Enrollment
182
High
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190684000292
Central Middle School/High School
400 1st Street NW, Elkader, IA 52043 · (563) 245-1750 · Clayton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
70 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 20% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 60.8% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Central Middle School/High School
Central Middle School/High School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School/High School this school | 182 | 38.5% | 66.0% |
| East Buchanan High School Winthrop | 189 | 39.2% | 63.2% |
| Easton Valley Junior High / High School Preston | 198 | 38.9% | 61.0% |
| Southwest Valley High school Corning | 195 | 37.4% | 56.1% |
| CAM Jr./Sr. High School Anita | 188 | 39.4% | 68.9% |
| 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 Central Middle School/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #238 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #266 of 314 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #236 of 314 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #284 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #130 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #18 of 125 |
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
182
-23 (-11%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 182 | 15.8 | 11.5:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 15.2 | 13.3:1 | 34% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 13.6 | 15.5:1 | 33% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 31% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 37% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 26% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (234 to 182); teachers down 10% (17.5 to 15.8).
About Central Middle School/High School
Central Middle School/High School is a small high school in Elkader, Iowa. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 182 students. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students.
The 2 schools of Central Comm School District, including Central Middle School/High School, enroll 474 students.
Central Middle School/High School's enrollment is 94% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. For comparison, Clayton County is about 95% White. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Central Middle School/High School, 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.5:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clayton County average 39%.
Central Middle School/High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 72.7% for a school in Iowa with Central Middle School/High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Central Middle School/High School posts 66.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Clayton County show that the median household income is $67,242, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 11 public schools in Clayton County, enrolling about 3,625 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Central Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Middle School/High School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Central Middle School/High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 182, an 11% decrease from 205 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,013
Census ACS
Median income
$67,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Comm School District
- Central ElementaryElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.0 mi · 292
- Clayton Ridge Elementary School8.4 mi · 293
- MFL MarMac High School13.1 mi · 263
- MFL MarMac Elementary School13.1 mi · 318
- Edgewood-Colesburg High School14.6 mi · 206
- Valley Elementary School14.8 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle School/High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle School/High School?
Central Middle School/High School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Central Middle School/High School serve?
Central Middle School/High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Middle School/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Middle School/High School is approximately 11.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Middle School/High School?
Student demographics at Central Middle School/High School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central Middle School/High School in?
Central Middle School/High School is part of Central Comm School District.
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