Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRIS-LAKE PARK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191614000967
Harris-Lake Park High School
905 South Market, Lake Park, IA 51347 · (712) 832-3809 · Dickinson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test 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
9.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
67 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 16% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 up about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 69.2% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Harris-Lake Park High School
Harris-Lake Park High School's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris-Lake Park High School this school | 174 | 38.5% | 78.9% |
| Murray Jr/Sr High Murray | 145 | 38.6% | 66.3% |
| Riceville High School Riceville | 205 | 39.5% | 68.3% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| Easton Valley Junior High / High School Preston | 198 | 38.9% | 61.0% |
| Missouri Valley High School Missouri Valley | 228 | 39.0% | 72.5% |
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 Harris-Lake Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #81 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #60 of 314 ▲ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #74 of 314 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #288 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #129 of 320 |
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
174
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
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 | 174 | 18.4 | 9.5:1 | 39% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 16.7 | 10.4:1 | 34% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 15.8 | 10.1:1 | 27% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 26% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 15.1 | 11.4:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 21% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 27% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 16% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris-Lake Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (172 to 174); teachers up 21% (15.1 to 18.4).
About Harris-Lake Park High School
Harris-Lake Park High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Lake Park, Iowa. Enrollment totals 174 students across grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
The district, Harris-Lake Park Comm School District, has 341 students enrolled across 2 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Harris-Lake Park High School is 91% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. In Dickinson County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Harris-Lake Park High School, there are about 9.5 students; the school has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. There are 67 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 39% of enrollment. Across public schools in Dickinson County, the average is 31%.
Among Iowa public high schools, Harris-Lake Park High School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Harris-Lake Park High School are 6.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (78.9% actual, 72.7% predicted).
Dickinson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $75,432, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dickinson County's 9 public schools enroll about 3,005 students and include Harris-Lake Park High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Harris-Lake Park High School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Harris-Lake Park High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 181 in 2020-21 to 174 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,990
Census ACS
Median income
$75,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harris-Lake Park Comm School District
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
Other schools in Lake Park
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
Nearby schools
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 167
- Spirit Lake High School11.3 mi · 393
- Spirit Lake Elementary School11.3 mi · 547
- Spirit Lake Middle School11.4 mi · 379
- Okoboji High School11.7 mi · 366
- Okoboji Middle School11.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Harris-Lake Park High SchoolHow many students attend Harris-Lake Park High School?
Harris-Lake Park High School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-12.
Is Harris-Lake Park High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harris-Lake Park High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Harris-Lake Park High School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Harris-Lake Park High School.
How diverse is Harris-Lake Park High School?
Harris-Lake Park High School reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harris-Lake Park High School?
Harris-Lake Park High School is overseen by Harris-Lake Park Comm School District in Dickinson County.
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