Griswold Middle/High School

Located at 20 Madison St., in Griswold, Iowa, Griswold Middle/High School is a cozy four-year high school that educates 193 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Griswold Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 468.

Griswold Middle/High School is one of 2 schools operated by Griswold Comm School District, a district that enrolls 420 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Griswold Middle/High School records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cass County as a whole.

On the resource side, Griswold Middle/High School shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Griswold Middle/High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.8%, the actual is 76.4%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household income runs about $63,013, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Griswold Middle/High School is one of 13 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 3,957 students).

Griswold Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Griswold Middle/High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 71.2%.

Griswold Middle/High School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Griswold Middle/High School's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 193). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 6% to 2% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.