Total enrollment
2,259
+28 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
Iowa · 2,722 students · 2 cities
Across Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District (Iowa), 9 public K-12 schools serve approximately 2,722 students, an average of 302 per school.
4-year change in Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #25 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,722 | #39 of 234 | #3,529 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #21 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #166 of 234 | #5,115 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 22.0% | #203 of 234 | #7,308 of 8,164 |
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 Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School at 82.9% proficient to Margaretta Carey Elementary School at 81.9%, a gap of 1.1 points. That is the 56th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,559 to 1,579 students (up 1%) and from 108 to 111 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School | Waverly | High | 09-12 | 737 |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School | Waverly | Middle | 05-08 | 681 |
| North Ridge Elementary | Waverly | Elementary | KG-04 | 397 |
| Prairie West Elementary | Waverly | Elementary | KG-04 | 252 |
| Margaretta Carey Elementary School | Waverly | Elementary | KG-04 | 238 |
| West Cedar Elementary School | Waverly | Elementary | KG-04 | 225 |
| Shell Rock Elementary School | Shell Rock | Elementary | PK-04 | 116 |
| Greenview Alternative School | Waverly | High | 09-12 | 45 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Waverly | Elementary | PK-PK | 31 |
About Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
As a low-population district in Iowa, Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District enrolls 2,722 students across 9 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District consists of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 302 in this district, lower than the Iowa typical of 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,259 students, stayed largely flat from the 2,231 reported in SY 2020-21.
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