Enrollment
294
High
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIKE-NEW HARTFORD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190912000596
Dike-New Hartford High School
330 Main St, Dike, IA 50624 · (319) 989-2485 · Grundy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
77 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 9 | 81 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dike-New Hartford Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 85.9% | 83.1% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Dike-New Hartford High School
Dike-New Hartford High School's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dike-New Hartford High School this school | 294 | 26.2% | 82.8% |
| Mediapolis High School Mediapolis | 312 | 26.9% | 80.7% |
| North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School New Sharon | 275 | 24.7% | 78.2% |
| Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School Logan | 294 | 26.5% | 81.4% |
| Tipton High School Tipton | 302 | 27.8% | 68.7% |
| North Butler Jr/Sr High School Greene | 254 | 27.6% | 72.7% |
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 Dike-New Hartford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #35 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #78 of 314 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #53 of 314 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #175 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #90 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #253 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #245 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #61 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
294
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 294 | 22.1 | 13.3:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 21.2 | 13.2:1 | 20% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 21.6 | 12.4:1 | 20% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 23.8 | 11.0:1 | 20% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 12% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 20 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dike-New Hartford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (262 to 294); teachers down 7% (23.8 to 22.1).
About Dike-New Hartford High School
Dike-New Hartford High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Dike, Iowa. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 294 students. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Dike-New Hartford High School falls under Dike-New Hartford Comm School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 957 students.
Dike-New Hartford High School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. The school is also 2% multiracial. For comparison, Grundy County is about 95% White. By the diversity index, Dike-New Hartford High School comes in at 9%.
Teacher staffing is 22.1 full-time equivalents, or about 13.3 students per teacher. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. About 26% of students, or 77, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Dike-New Hartford High School is A. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dike-New Hartford High School, the prediction is 78.8% and the result is 82.8%.
Across Grundy County, median household income is about $87,205, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Dike-New Hartford High School is among the 11 public schools in Grundy County.
Dike Elementary School is the public school closest to Dike-New Hartford High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dike-New Hartford High School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Dike-New Hartford High School's average proficiency of 82.8% compares with 85.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 264 to 294.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,384
Census ACS
Median income
$87,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dike-New Hartford Comm School District
- Dike Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Dike-New Hartford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 210 students
- New Hartford Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Dike Elementary School0.0 mi · 306
- New Hartford Elementary School7.1 mi · 147
- Dike-New Hartford Junior High School7.1 mi · 210
- Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary7.9 mi · 472
- Cedar Falls High School8.3 mi · 1,333
- Holmes Junior High School9.2 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Dike-New Hartford High SchoolHow large is Dike-New Hartford High School?
Dike-New Hartford High School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dike-New Hartford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dike-New Hartford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dike-New Hartford High School have?
Dike-New Hartford High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Dike-New Hartford High School?
Dike-New Hartford High School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dike-New Hartford High School?
Dike-New Hartford High School is overseen by Dike-New Hartford Comm School District in Grundy County.
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