Enrollment
234
High
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MILLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191824001046
East Mills Jr/Sr High School
1505 E 15th Street, Malvern, IA 51551 · (712) 624-8645 · Mills County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B-
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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.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
86 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 East Mills Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 71.4% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 East Mills Jr/Sr High School
East Mills Jr/Sr High School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mills Jr/Sr High School this school | 234 | 36.8% | 73.0% |
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton | 256 | 37.5% | 69.9% |
| Westwood High School Sloan | 275 | 36.0% | 76.4% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch Sigourney | 287 | 36.9% | 79.4% |
| Missouri Valley High School Missouri Valley | 228 | 39.0% | 72.5% |
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 East Mills Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #159 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #187 of 314 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #179 of 314 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #229 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #52 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #153 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #153 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #51 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
234
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 37% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 17.3 | 11.8:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 18.2 | 11.8:1 | 36% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 35% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 17.8 | 11.3:1 | 36% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 17 | 9.8:1 | 29% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 21 | 9.9:1 | 28% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Mills Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (201 to 234); teachers up 7% (17.8 to 19).
About East Mills Jr/Sr High School
East Mills Jr/Sr High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Malvern, Iowa. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 234 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students.
East Mills Comm School District is made up of 2 schools with 448 students in all.
The student body at East Mills Jr/Sr High School is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Mills County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at East Mills Jr/Sr High School and a ratio of 12.3:1. This ratio sits 5.0 below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 37% of students.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, East Mills Jr/Sr High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.6% at East Mills Jr/Sr High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.0%.
In the county around the school, Mills County, the median household income is $90,753, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in Mills County, enrolling about 2,449 students in all.
The nearest other public school, East Mills Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. East Mills Jr/Sr High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment grew 5% from its 2020-21 level of 223.
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Mills County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,568
Census ACS
Median income
$90,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Mills Comm School District
- East Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
Nearby schools
- East Mills Elementary School0.0 mi · 214
- Glenwood Senior High School8.1 mi · 570
- Glenwood Middle School8.3 mi · 453
- Northeast Elementary School8.7 mi · 538
- West Elementary School8.8 mi · 440
- Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School10.0 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About East Mills Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend East Mills Jr/Sr High School?
East Mills Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 06-12.
Is East Mills Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Mills Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at East Mills Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at East Mills Jr/Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Mills Jr/Sr High School?
At East Mills Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is East Mills Jr/Sr High School public or private?
East Mills Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Mills Comm School District.
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