Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRISWOLD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191323000796
Griswold Middle/High School
20 Madison St., Griswold, IA 51535 · (712) 778-2154 · Cass County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
70 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 18% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Griswold Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.9% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 76.1% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Griswold Middle/High School
Griswold Middle/High School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold Middle/High School this school | 193 | 36.3% | 76.4% |
| Southwest Valley High school Corning | 195 | 37.4% | 56.1% |
| BCLUW High School Conrad | 172 | 37.2% | 80.3% |
| Central Middle School/High School Elkader | 182 | 38.5% | 66.0% |
| Tripoli Middle/Sr High School Tripoli | 170 | 34.1% | 72.7% |
| Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School Jackson Junction | 185 | 37.8% | 72.2% |
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 Griswold Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #111 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #161 of 314 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #177 of 314 ▼ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #268 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #157 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #10 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
193
-44 (-19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 193 | 16.1 | 12.0:1 | 36% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 17.3 | 11.4:1 | 34% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 18.5 | 10.8:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 41% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 22.2 | 11.7:1 | 36% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 24% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 25 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griswold Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (261 to 193); teachers down 28% (22.2 to 16.1).
About Griswold Middle/High School
Griswold Middle/High School is a small high school with an address in Griswold, Iowa. Its enrollment is 193 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Griswold Middle/High School is one of 2 schools in Griswold Comm School District, which enrolls 420 students in total.
The share of White students at Griswold Middle/High School is 94%. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. In Cass County overall, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Griswold Middle/High School scores 11%.
Staffing at Griswold Middle/High School comes to 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. Griswold Middle/High School counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Griswold Middle/High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Iowa public high schools.
Griswold Middle/High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 76.4% and a predicted 73.8%.
Looking at the county, Cass County, median household income comes to about $63,013, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 3,957 students.
Griswold Middle/High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Griswold Elementary, its nearest public school. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Griswold Middle/High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 19%, from 237 to 193. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 12.0:1.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,096
Census ACS
Median income
$63,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Griswold Comm School District
- Griswold ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Griswold Elementary0.0 mi · 227
- Washington Elementary School12.8 mi · 554
- Atlantic High School12.9 mi · 478
- Atlantic Middle School12.9 mi · 349
- Schuler Elementary School12.9 mi · 206
- Oakland Elementary14.0 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Griswold Middle/High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Griswold Middle/High School?
Griswold Middle/High School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Griswold Middle/High School serve?
Griswold Middle/High School serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Griswold Middle/High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Griswold Middle/High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Griswold Middle/High School?
At Griswold Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Griswold Middle/High School public or private?
Griswold Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Griswold Comm School District.
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