Enrollment
295
High
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNER-HAYFIELD-VENTURA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191233000753
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School
605 West Lyon Street, Garner, IA 50438 · (641) 923-2632 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Iowa public high schools
- A-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
13.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
100 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 9 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 26% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
76.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.5% | 76.9% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 75.1% |
% 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
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School's state test result (79.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School this school | 295 | 33.9% | 79.1% |
| Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School Colfax | 287 | 33.8% | 68.5% |
| Westwood High School Sloan | 275 | 36.0% | 76.4% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| East Marshall Senior High School Le Grand | 217 | 33.6% | 71.8% |
| Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School Northwood | 265 | 30.2% | 72.3% |
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 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #76 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #92 of 314 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #43 of 314 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #174 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #99 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #132 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #172 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #76 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
295
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 295 | 21.7 | 13.6:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 22.6 | 13.0:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 23.1 | 13.5:1 | 23% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 28% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 21.6 | 14.7:1 | 26% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 21% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 8% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 25 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (317 to 295); teachers up 1% (21.6 to 21.7).
About Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School
Garner, Iowa, is home to Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School, a small high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 295 students. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School belongs to Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District, a district of 3 schools and 931 students.
Federal enrollment data show Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School and a ratio of 13.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 34% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hancock County average 33%.
The allk12 Grade for Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School is 4.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (79.1% versus 75.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Within Hancock County, the median household income is $70,601, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Hancock County has 6 public schools and roughly 1,560 students.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School dropped 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 303 to 295 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.8:1 to 13.6:1.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,671
Census ACS
Median income
$70,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,560 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
Other schools in Garner
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle School0.4 mi · 255
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School0.4 mi · 381
- West Hancock Elementary School10.3 mi · 294
- West Hancock High School10.3 mi · 161
- Clear Creek Elementary School12.3 mi · 685
- Forest City Elementary School12.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School?
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School serve?
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School have?
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School?
At Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School?
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School is overseen by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District in Hancock County.
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