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Enrollment
358
High
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190861000492
Davis County Community High School
503 E. Locust, Bloomfield, IA 52537 · (641) 664-2200 · Davis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test 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
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
142 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%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 Davis County Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 56.6% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Davis County Community High School
Davis County Community High School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis County Community High School this school | 358 | 39.7% | 64.4% |
| Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School Ida Grove | 326 | 39.9% | 76.3% |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville | 431 | 38.5% | 65.7% |
| Greene County High School Jefferson | 375 | 40.3% | 66.3% |
| South Central Calhoun High School Lake City | 284 | 40.5% | 74.1% |
| North Fayette Valley High School West Union | 323 | 36.8% | 74.3% |
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 Davis County Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #251 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #230 of 314 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #207 of 314 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #139 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #200 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #238 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #117 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #77 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
358
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 358 | 21.9 | 16.4:1 | 40% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 24.2 | 15.4:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 24.6 | 16.6:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 26.1 | 12.5:1 | 48% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 37% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 25% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 41 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis County Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (326 to 358); teachers down 16% (26.1 to 21.9).
About Davis County Community High School
Davis County Community High School, a small high school, is located in Bloomfield, Iowa. A federal count lists 358 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Davis County Comm School District has 4 schools and 1,147 students, and Davis County Community High School is one of those schools.
About 93% of the student body at Davis County Community High School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic. The White share in Davis County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Davis County Community High School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 40% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Davis County Community High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Davis County Community High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.4%, compared with a predicted 72.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Davis County (population about 9,157), the median household income is $77,194, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 4 public schools in Davis County, enrolling about 1,147 students in all.
Davis County Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 56.3%, lower than Davis County Community High School's 64.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 387. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,157
Census ACS
Median income
$77,194
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis County Comm School District
- Davis County ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Davis County Middle SchoolMiddle · 337 students
- DC OnlineHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Davis County ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Davis County Middle SchoolMiddle · 337 students
- DC OnlineHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Davis County Middle School0.2 mi · 337
- Davis County Elementary0.2 mi · 418
- DC Online0.7 mi · 34
- Moulton-Udell High School14.6 mi · 85
- Moulton Elementary School14.6 mi · 103
- Liberty Intermediate School16.7 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Davis County Community High SchoolHow many students attend Davis County Community High School?
Davis County Community High School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 09-12.
Is Davis County Community High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davis County Community High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davis County Community High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davis County Community High School is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis County Community High School?
At Davis County Community High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Davis County Community High School public or private?
Davis County Community High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davis County Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.