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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191251000760
Gilbert High School
312 Gretten, Gilbert, IA 50105 · (515) 232-3738 · Story County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
29 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Gilbert Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
94.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
86.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 86.7% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 91.5% |
% 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
92.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
89.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 89% 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 Gilbert High School
Gilbert High School's state test result (92.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert High School this school | 509 | 5.7% | 92.0% |
| Solon High School Solon | 471 | 7.2% | 87.5% |
| North Polk High School Alleman | 644 | 10.2% | 84.6% |
| Van Meter High School Van Meter | 316 | 9.2% | 90.4% |
| Pella High School Pella | 801 | 14.6% | 88.5% |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 470 | 13.2% | 80.0% |
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 Gilbert High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Story County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #3 of 313 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #12 of 314 ▼ 10 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #5 of 314 ▼ 1 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #89 of 340 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #163 of 259 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #117 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #319 of 320 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #88 of 133 | N/A |
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
509
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 509 | 33.5 | 15.2:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 31.5 | 15.0:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 7% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (472 to 509); teachers up 6% (31.5 to 33.5).
About Gilbert High School
Gilbert High School is a high school in Gilbert, Iowa, and it is part of Gilbert Comm School District. It educates 509 students in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Gilbert Comm School District totals 1,682 students.
White students are the large majority at Gilbert High School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 4% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Gilbert High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
At Gilbert High School, 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 6% of enrollment. The 28% average for public schools in Story County is 22 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Gilbert High School is A. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gilbert High School would be expected to post about 89.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 92.0%.
Gilbert High School is located in Story County, where median household income is about $69,685, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Gilbert High School is one of 26 public schools in Story County, which together enroll about 11,665 students.
Gilbert Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Gilbert High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Gilbert High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 534 to 509.
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Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilbert Comm School District
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Gilbert Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Gilbert
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Gilbert Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other Gilbert High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gilbert High. Gilbert High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Gilbert High SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 2,418 students
- Gilbert HighGilbert, SC · 1,138 students
Nearby schools
- Gilbert Middle School0.3 mi · 408
- Gilbert Intermediate School0.3 mi · 356
- Gilbert Elementary School0.4 mi · 409
- Northwood Pre-School3.8 mi · 244
- Fellows Elementary School4.2 mi · 489
- Ames High School4.4 mi · 1,440
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert High SchoolHow many students attend Gilbert High School?
Gilbert High School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gilbert High School serve?
Gilbert High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Gilbert High School have?
Gilbert High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Gilbert High School?
Student demographics at Gilbert High School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilbert High School?
Gilbert High School is overseen by Gilbert Comm School District in Story County.
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