Enrollment
184
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXIRA-ELK HORN-KIMBALLTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191125000674
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School
4114 Madison St, Elk Horn, IA 51531 · (712) 764-4616 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Iowa public high schools
- C+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
10.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
73 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 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 16% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 69.2% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
Schools most like ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School this school | 184 | 39.7% | 71.4% |
| Easton Valley Junior High / High School Preston | 198 | 38.9% | 61.0% |
| Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School Belle Plaine | 205 | 39.0% | 69.6% |
| Central Middle School/High School Elkader | 182 | 38.5% | 66.0% |
| East Buchanan High School Winthrop | 189 | 39.2% | 63.2% |
| CAM Jr./Sr. High School Anita | 188 | 39.4% | 68.9% |
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 ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #184 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #177 of 314 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #187 of 314 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #281 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #116 of 320 |
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
184
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 184 | 18.2 | 10.1:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 19.1 | 9.8:1 | 54% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 19.1 | 10.3:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 45% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 6.8 | 16.6:1 | 28% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 4 | 29.0:1 | 24% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (113 to 184); teachers up 167% (6.8 to 18.2).
About ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School
A very small high school in Elk Horn, Iowa, ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is part of Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District. Enrollment totals 184 students across grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is part of Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District, where 2 schools serve 390 students.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School. Next come 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Shelby County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Staffing at ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School comes to 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 37% average for public schools in Shelby County.
Among Iowa public high schools, ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.4%, compared with a predicted 72.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Shelby County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,738 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School, Shelby County has 6 public schools.
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary is about 9.4 miles from ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is 5th on average proficiency.
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 184 to 184, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.1:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,778
Census ACS
Median income
$72,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,877 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District
- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton ElementaryElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary9.4 mi · 206
- Audubon Middle-High School10.9 mi · 291
- Audubon Elementary School11.0 mi · 252
- Atlantic Middle School13.5 mi · 349
- Schuler Elementary School13.5 mi · 206
- Washington Elementary School13.6 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High SchoolHow many students attend ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School?
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-12.
Is ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is approximately 10.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School?
At ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School public or private?
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.