Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191011000643
East Buchanan High School
414 5th St North, Winthrop, IA 50682 · (319) 935-3367 · Buchanan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
74 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 East Buchanan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
189
+4 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.0:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About East Buchanan High School
East Buchanan High School, a tight-knit high school in Winthrop, Iowa, operated by East Buchanan Comm School District, educates 189 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 468.
Within East Buchanan Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 567 students, East Buchanan High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, East Buchanan High School lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Buchanan County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting East Buchanan High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at East Buchanan High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Buchanan County's rate of about 29%.
After controlling for student poverty, East Buchanan High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.4%, the actual is 63.2%, a residual of -9.2 points.
In the broader community, census data for Buchanan County shows median household income runs about $78,236, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Buchanan County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,231 students), of which East Buchanan High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: East Buchanan Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around East Buchanan High School. On composite proficiency, East Buchanan High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 74.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 185 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025.
On this page, members of the East Buchanan High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,694
Census ACS
Median income
$78,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Buchanan Comm School District
- East Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- East Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 75 students
Other schools in Winthrop
- East Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- East Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 75 students
Nearby schools
- East Buchanan Elementary School0.0 mi · 303
- East Buchanan Middle School0.0 mi · 75
- Early Childhood Center8.7 mi · 46
- East Elementary School8.7 mi · 265
- West Elementary School8.8 mi · 360
- Independence Junior Senior High School9.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About East Buchanan High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Buchanan High School?
East Buchanan High School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Buchanan High School serve?
East Buchanan High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at East Buchanan High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at East Buchanan High School.
What is the student diversity at East Buchanan High School?
Student demographics at East Buchanan High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is East Buchanan High School public or private?
East Buchanan High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Buchanan Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.