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Enrollment
512
High
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRINNELL-NEWBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191320000792
Grinnell Community Senior High School
1333 Sunset St, Grinnell, IA 50112 · (641) 236-2700 · Poweshiek County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
162 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 142 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 20% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
79.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.3% | 79.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.8% | 79.0% |
% 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
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Grinnell Community Senior High School
Grinnell Community Senior High School's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Community Senior High School this school | 512 | 31.6% | 81.4% |
| Carroll High School Carroll | 483 | 31.7% | 72.3% |
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Anamosa High School Anamosa | 381 | 30.7% | 62.6% |
| Boone High School Boone | 704 | 30.7% | 69.2% |
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 Grinnell Community Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #44 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #66 of 314 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #45 of 314 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #87 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #219 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #127 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #190 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #120 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
512
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 512 | 30.4 | 16.8:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 32.5 | 14.9:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 30% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 27% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 34.8 | 14.8:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 28% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 25% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 42 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grinnell Community Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (514 to 512); teachers down 13% (34.8 to 30.4).
About Grinnell Community Senior High School
Grinnell Community Senior High School runs as a mid-sized high school in Grinnell, Iowa. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 512 students.
The district for Grinnell Community Senior High School is Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District, with 5 schools and 1,534 students.
At Grinnell Community Senior High School, 88% of students are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Poweshiek County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
On staff are 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. It is about the same as the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 32% of students at Grinnell Community Senior High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Grinnell Community Senior High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Iowa public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grinnell Community Senior High School is +5.3 points: 81.4% actual, 76.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Poweshiek County, the median household earns about $67,391 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Grinnell Community Senior High School, Poweshiek County has 11 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Bailey Park Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Grinnell Community Senior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 80.5% proficiency; Grinnell Community Senior High School posts 81.4%.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 512 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Poweshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,545
Census ACS
Median income
$67,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
- Grinnell Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Bailey Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Other schools in Grinnell
- Grinnell Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Bailey Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 147
- Davis Elementary School1.2 mi · 213
- Fairview Elementary School1.4 mi · 242
- Grinnell Community Middle School1.8 mi · 420
- East Marshall Middle School9.1 mi · 157
- Lynnville-Sully Middle School12.8 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolHow large is Grinnell Community Senior High School?
Grinnell Community Senior High School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grinnell Community Senior High School serve?
Grinnell Community Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Grinnell Community Senior High School have?
Grinnell Community Senior High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Grinnell Community Senior High School?
Student demographics at Grinnell Community Senior High School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Grinnell Community Senior High School?
Grinnell Community Senior High School is overseen by Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District in Poweshiek County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.