Total enrollment
2,933
+123 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Storm Lake Comm School District
Iowa · 2,933 students · 2 cities
Storm Lake Comm School District reports 6 public K-12 schools and approximately 2,933 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 489.
4-year change in Storm Lake Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Storm Lake Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #169 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,933 | #36 of 234 | #3,291 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #38 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #211 of 234 | #6,013 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.1% | #5 of 234 | #1,944 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #9 of 119 | #1,181 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Storm Lake Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,450 to 2,446 students (unchanged) and from 162 to 152 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake High School | Storm Lake | High | 09-12 | 851 |
| Storm Lake Elementary | Storm Lake | Elementary | 02-05 | 822 |
| Storm Lake Middle School | Storm Lake | Middle | 06-08 | 651 |
| Storm Lake Early Elementary School | Storm Lake | Elementary | KG-01 | 437 |
| East Early Childhood Ctr | Storm Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 122 |
| St Lake/IA Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College HS | Storm Lake | High | 12-12 | 50 |
About Storm Lake Comm School District
Storm Lake Comm School District runs 6 public schools across Iowa, collectively serveing roughly 2,933 students.
On the school-mix side, Storm Lake Comm School District covers 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 489 in this district, noticeably above the Iowa typical of 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 4%: 2,810 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,933 in SY 2024-25. Storm Lake Comm School District now counts 6 public schools, up from 5 in SY 2020-21.
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