Enrollment
52
High
DISTRICT 55 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIAGONAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190906000594
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
403 W 2nd Street, Diagonal, IA 50845 · (641) 734-5331 · Ringgold County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest 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
10.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
23 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 6 | 13 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 13% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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 Diagonal Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -20.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 72.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagonal Junior-Senior High School this school | 52 | 44.2% | 58.8% |
| Tri-County JR/SR High School Thornburg | 77 | 46.8% | 67.6% |
| Hamburg Charter High School Hamburg | 58 | 46.6% | 52.8% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
| Kee High School Lansing | 87 | 47.1% | 79.1% |
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 Diagonal Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 52 | #334 of 340 |
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
52
-6 (-10%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 52 | 4.9 | 10.7:1 | 44% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 5.7 | 8.7:1 | 55% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 6 | 10.4:1 | 44% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | 60% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 6.2 | 9.3:1 | 52% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 5 | 11.2:1 | 41% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 51% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 48% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 38 | 9 | 4.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diagonal Junior-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (58 to 52); teachers down 22% (6.2 to 4.9).
About Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School, a small high school, is located in Diagonal, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 52 students. The school's enrollment is 89% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is among 2 schools run by Diagonal Comm School District, which serves 110 students.
Federal enrollment data show Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is 100% White. That is close to the 96% White share among all Ringgold County residents. Diagonal Junior-Senior High School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 44%. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Ringgold County.
The allk12 Grade for Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is D. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After accounting for student poverty, Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.8% is 11.0 points below the 69.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Ringgold County, the median household income is $73,346, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Ringgold County has 4 public schools and roughly 694 students.
Of nearby public schools, Diagonal Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Diagonal Junior-Senior High School. Its average proficiency rate of 58.8% is below the 77.6% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 58 in 2020-21 to 52 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.7:1 to 10.7:1.
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Ringgold County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Diagonal Comm School District
- Diagonal Elementary SchoolElementary · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Diagonal Elementary School0.1 mi · 58
- Mount Ayr Elementary8.6 mi · 280
- Mount Ayr High School8.7 mi · 304
- Lenox Elementary School12.1 mi · 308
- Lenox High School12.1 mi · 219
- East Union Elementary17.3 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Diagonal Junior-Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Diagonal Junior-Senior High School?
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 52 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Diagonal Junior-Senior High School serve?
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Diagonal Junior-Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is approximately 10.7:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Diagonal Junior-Senior High School?
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School reports a student body of 100% White.
Who oversees Diagonal Junior-Senior High School?
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is overseen by Diagonal Comm School District in Ringgold County.
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