Enrollment
242
High
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST UNION COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191035000661
East Union Middle-High School
1916 High School Dr, Afton, IA 50830 · (641) 347-8421 · Union County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A+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
10.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
141 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 13% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Union Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.9pp 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 74 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 up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Union Middle-High School
East Union Middle-High School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Middle-High School this school | 242 | 58.3% | 78.5% |
| Central Decatur MS/HS High School Leon | 291 | 60.5% | 69.6% |
| Van Buren County Community Middle & High School Keosauqua | 354 | 60.2% | 74.5% |
| Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School Corydon | 255 | 54.9% | 78.4% |
| Cardinal High School Eldon | 270 | 53.3% | 65.3% |
| Chariton High School Chariton | 372 | 55.1% | 67.5% |
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 Union Middle-High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #85 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #121 of 314 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #158 of 314 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #219 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #16 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #241 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #22 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #85 of 125 |
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
242
-50 (-17%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 242 | 22.2 | 10.9:1 | 58% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 22.3 | 10.8:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 19.7 | 13.2:1 | 55% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 47% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 20.6 | 12.5:1 | 48% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 49% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 37% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Union Middle-High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (257 to 242); teachers up 8% (20.6 to 22.2).
About East Union Middle-High School
Among the schools in Afton, Iowa, is East Union Middle-High School, a small high school. The school had 242 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Iowa) has about 468 students.
Besides East Union Middle-High School, East Union Comm School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 443 students.
The large majority of students at East Union Middle-High School, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Union County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at East Union Middle-High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
East Union Middle-High School counts 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.9 students for each one. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
East Union Middle-High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Union Middle-High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa are predicted to post 62.8%, so the school is 15.7 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Union County census figures show that median household income is about $57,772, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 6 public schools operate in Union County, serving about 1,746 students.
The school nearest to East Union Middle-High School is East Union Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. By average proficiency, East Union Middle-High School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 292 to 242 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 10.9 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,993
Census ACS
Median income
$57,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Union Comm School District
- East Union ElementaryElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- East Union Elementary0.0 mi · 201
- Creston Early Childhood Center10.0 mi · 142
- Creston High School10.4 mi · 486
- Creston Elementary School10.7 mi · 416
- Creston Middle School10.7 mi · 259
- Murray Jr/Sr High11.8 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About East Union Middle-High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Union Middle-High School?
East Union Middle-High School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does East Union Middle-High School serve?
East Union Middle-High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Union Middle-High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Union Middle-High School is approximately 10.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Union Middle-High School?
Student demographics at East Union Middle-High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Union Middle-High School in?
East Union Middle-High School is part of East Union Comm School District.
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