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Enrollment
1,073
High
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190852000451
Dallas Center-Grimes High School
2555 W 1st St, Grimes, IA 50111 · (515) 986-9747 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
191 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 306 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 256 | 24% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 72.9% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Dallas Center-Grimes High School
Dallas Center-Grimes High School's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Center-Grimes High School this school | 1,073 | 17.8% | 75.7% |
| Norwalk Senior High School Norwalk | 1,035 | 15.1% | 75.2% |
| Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant | 849 | 20.4% | 71.0% |
| Pella High School Pella | 801 | 14.6% | 88.5% |
| Northview Middle School Ankeny | 1,021 | 17.1% | 85.7% |
| Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls | 1,333 | 20.7% | 79.5% |
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 Dallas Center-Grimes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #124 of 313 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #113 of 314 ▲ 5 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #108 of 314 ▼ 1 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #41 of 340 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #218 of 259 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #113 of 260 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #297 of 320 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +79.7% | #1 of 133 | 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
1,073
+408 (+61%) vs 2020
+271% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,073 | 63.8 | 16.8:1 | 18% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 1,027 | 58.4 | 17.6:1 | 18% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 56.4 | 17.4:1 | 18% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 14% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 34.3 | 17.4:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas Center-Grimes High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 80% (597 to 1,073); teachers up 86% (34.3 to 63.8).
About Dallas Center-Grimes High School
In Grimes, Iowa, part of Dallas County, Dallas Center-Grimes High School is a high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,073 students. The typical figure for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students.
Dallas Center-Grimes High School is among 7 schools run by Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District, which serves 3,743 students.
About 86% of the student body at Dallas Center-Grimes High School is White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dallas Center-Grimes High School operates with 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is close to the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Dallas Center-Grimes High School reports 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Dallas Center-Grimes High School is C+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Dallas Center-Grimes High School is 83.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that the median household income is $102,379, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Dallas Center-Grimes High School, Dallas County has 40 other public schools.
Nearby, DC-G Oak View is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 83.7% on proficiency, and Dallas Center-Grimes High School is below that at 75.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 665 students and the 2024-25 count was 1,073. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
- Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- DC-G Oak ViewMiddle · 537 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- South Prairie ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Dallas Center ElementaryElementary · 169 students
Other schools in Grimes
- DC-G Oak ViewMiddle · 537 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- South Prairie ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Nearby schools
- DC-G Oak View1.0 mi · 537
- South Prairie Elementary1.4 mi · 436
- North Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 412
- Heritage Elementary1.9 mi · 530
- Waterford Elementary School2.0 mi · 464
- Radiant Elementary School3.1 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolHow large is Dallas Center-Grimes High School?
Dallas Center-Grimes High School enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dallas Center-Grimes High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dallas Center-Grimes High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dallas Center-Grimes High School have?
Dallas Center-Grimes High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Dallas Center-Grimes High School?
Dallas Center-Grimes High School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dallas Center-Grimes High School public or private?
Dallas Center-Grimes High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.