Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUTHRIE CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191332000804
Guthrie Center High School
906 School St, Guthrie Center, IA 50115 · (641) 332-2236 · Guthrie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
41 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.9% | 76.6% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Guthrie Center High School
Guthrie Center High School's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Center High School this school | 198 | 20.7% | 74.6% |
| Underwood High School Underwood | 247 | 21.5% | 84.2% |
| West Branch High School West Branch | 273 | 19.8% | 72.0% |
| Springville Secondary School Springville | 184 | 23.9% | 78.8% |
| Akron Westfield Senior High School Akron | 188 | 18.6% | 71.7% |
| Madrid High School Madrid | 195 | 18.5% | 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 Guthrie Center High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #137 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #119 of 314 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #190 of 314 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #262 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #282 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #34 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
198
-32 (-14%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 198 | 18.3 | 10.8:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 17.4 | 11.3:1 | 23% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 20.1 | 10.7:1 | 29% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 35% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 22.1 | 10.5:1 | 31% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 36% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 19% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guthrie Center High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (233 to 198); teachers down 17% (22.1 to 18.3).
About Guthrie Center High School
Guthrie Center High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The latest federal count shows 198 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
Guthrie Center Comm School District has 451 students spread across 2 schools.
About 90% of the student body at Guthrie Center High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic. The White share in Guthrie County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. Guthrie Center High School's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Guthrie County report 35%.
The allk12 Grade for Guthrie Center High School is C+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Guthrie Center High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.6%, compared with a predicted 81.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Guthrie County has about 10,688 residents, and the median household income is $77,711, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Guthrie Center High School, Guthrie County has 8 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Guthrie Center Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 74.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Guthrie Center High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Guthrie Center High School declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 230 to 198 students. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guthrie Center Comm School District
- Guthrie Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Guthrie Center
- Guthrie Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Guthrie Center Elementary School1.1 mi · 253
- Panorama High School6.4 mi · 220
- Panorama Middle School6.4 mi · 146
- Panorama Elementary6.4 mi · 306
- Adair-Casey Elementary School11.4 mi · 160
- Adair-Casey Jr. High School11.4 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Guthrie Center High SchoolHow many students attend Guthrie Center High School?
Guthrie Center High School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Guthrie Center High School serve?
Guthrie Center High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Guthrie Center High School have?
Guthrie Center High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guthrie Center High School?
At Guthrie Center High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Guthrie Center High School?
Guthrie Center High School is overseen by Guthrie Center Comm School District in Guthrie County.
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