Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNKERTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190954000625
Dunkerton High School
509 Canfield, Dunkerton, IA 50626 · (319) 822-4295 · Black Hawk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
64 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 20% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Dunkerton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 72.3% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Dunkerton High School
Dunkerton High School's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkerton High School this school | 200 | 32.0% | 74.0% |
| Maquoketa Valley Senior High School Delhi | 206 | 32.0% | 82.7% |
| AHSTW High School Avoca | 205 | 32.7% | 79.7% |
| Grundy Center High School Grundy Center | 241 | 32.4% | 88.6% |
| Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School Tabor | 213 | 31.5% | 79.5% |
| Edgewood-Colesburg High School Edgewood | 206 | 33.5% | 75.6% |
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 Dunkerton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #149 of 313 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #142 of 314 ▼ 12 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #153 of 314 ▲ 6 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #260 of 340 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #11 of 259 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #218 of 260 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #187 of 320 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #24 of 125 | N/A |
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
200
-27 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
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 | 200 | 18.9 | 10.6:1 | 32% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 14.9 | 14.0:1 | 39% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 19.6 | 10.8:1 | 38% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 33% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 18.9 | 13.3:1 | 38% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 34% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 32% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 19% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 20 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunkerton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (251 to 200); teachers unchanged (18.9 to 18.9).
About Dunkerton High School
Dunkerton High School is a small high school in Iowa, with an address in Dunkerton. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 200 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
In Dunkerton Comm School District, 2 schools enroll a combined 415 students.
At Dunkerton High School, 93% of students are White. Other students are 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Black Hawk County residents. The diversity index for Dunkerton High School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dunkerton High School, giving a ratio of 10.6:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. By family income, 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Black Hawk County average 52%.
Among Iowa public high schools, Dunkerton High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Dunkerton High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.0%, compared with a predicted 75.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Black Hawk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,417 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Black Hawk County has 35 public schools with about 18,224 students, including Dunkerton High School.
Dunkerton High School's nearest public school is Dunkerton Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dunkerton High School is 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Dunkerton High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 200, down from 227 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Dunkerton High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunkerton Comm School District
- Dunkerton ElementaryElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Dunkerton Elementary0.0 mi · 215
- Triumph Elementary School7.5 mi · 42
- Jesup Elementary School7.7 mi · 412
- Jesup High School7.7 mi · 269
- Jesup Middle School7.7 mi · 249
- Fairbank Elementary School7.8 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Dunkerton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dunkerton High School?
Dunkerton High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Dunkerton High School serve?
Dunkerton High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dunkerton High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Dunkerton High School.
How diverse is Dunkerton High School?
Dunkerton High School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dunkerton High School in?
Dunkerton High School is part of Dunkerton Comm School District.
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