Enrollment
216
High
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLO-NESCO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190792000395
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School
919 West St, Colo, IA 50056 · (641) 377-2282 · Story County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test 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
10.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
92 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 5 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 13% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Colo-NESCO Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.5pp 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 70 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 75.6% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Colo-NESCO Middle/High School
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-NESCO Middle/High School this school | 216 | 42.6% | 72.6% |
| Boyer Valley Middle/High School Dunlap | 219 | 42.9% | 77.0% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| AGWSR High School Ackley | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
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 Colo-NESCO Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Story County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #168 of 313 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #174 of 314 ▼ 87 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #198 of 314 ▼ 84 | #7 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #241 of 340 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #14 of 259 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #154 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #94 of 320 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #21 of 125 | N/A |
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
216
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 43% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 21.1 | 10.4:1 | 43% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 22.1 | 10.5:1 | 38% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 40% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 42% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 36% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 16 | 8.6:1 | 22% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 11% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 8 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colo-NESCO Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (274 to 216); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About Colo-NESCO Middle/High School
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School is one of the public schools in Colo, Iowa. It is a small high school. It enrolled 216 students in grades 5 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
Federal data list 2 schools in Colo-NESCO Comm School District, with 385 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Colo-NESCO Middle/High School is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Colo-NESCO Middle/High School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Colo-NESCO Middle/High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.8:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The lunch program counts 43% of students at Colo-NESCO Middle/High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Story County average 28%.
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School is 2.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (72.6% versus 70.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Story County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,685, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Story County is home to 26 public schools and about 11,665 public school students.
Nevada Middle School is located about 6.3 miles from Colo-NESCO Middle/High School. The ten-mile area around Colo-NESCO Middle/High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Colo-NESCO Middle/High School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Colo-NESCO Middle/High School's location as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 216, a 10% decrease from 240 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colo-NESCO Comm School District
- Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolElementary · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Nevada Middle School6.3 mi · 442
- Nevada High School6.3 mi · 498
- Central Elementary School6.7 mi · 632
- Collins-Maxwell Elementary School7.4 mi · 182
- West Marshall Middle School7.5 mi · 213
- West Marshall High School7.6 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolHow large is Colo-NESCO Middle/High School?
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Colo-NESCO Middle/High School serve?
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Colo-NESCO Middle/High School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Colo-NESCO Middle/High School.
How diverse is Colo-NESCO Middle/High School?
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Colo-NESCO Middle/High School in?
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School is part of Colo-NESCO Comm School District.
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