East Mills Jr/Sr High School

East Mills Jr/Sr High School operates as a compact four-year high school in Malvern, Iowa, one of the schools within East Mills Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 234 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

East Mills Jr/Sr High School is one of 2 schools operated by East Mills Comm School District, a district that serves 448 students overall.

Looking at the student body, East Mills Jr/Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mills County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, East Mills Jr/Sr High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at East Mills Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Mills Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.6%; this one delivers 73.0%.

In the broader community, Mills County reports that median household income runs about $90,753, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mills County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,449 students), East Mills Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Mills Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Mills Jr/Sr High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 77.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. East Mills Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 234). White enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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