Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191416000844
Hinton High School
315 W. Grand, Hinton, IA 51024 · (712) 947-4328 · Plymouth County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- 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
17.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
39 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 7 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 20% |
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 Hinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 78.4% |
| 2023-24 | 91.2% | 80.4% |
% 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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Hinton High School
Hinton High School's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton High School this school | 370 | 10.5% | 84.4% |
| Van Meter High School Van Meter | 316 | 9.2% | 90.4% |
| Janesville Junior-Senior High School Janesville | 243 | 11.9% | 81.8% |
| Alburnett Senior High School Alburnett | 293 | 7.5% | 80.6% |
| Denver Senior High School Denver | 278 | 13.3% | 93.7% |
| Center Point-Urbana High School Center Point | 440 | 14.5% | 82.9% |
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 Hinton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #21 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #68 of 314 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #21 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #130 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #226 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #236 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #314 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +74.5% | #4 of 133 |
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
370
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 370 | 21.6 | 17.1:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 22.8 | 15.7:1 | 17% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 21.1 | 16.7:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 16 | 21.7:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 16.9 | 12.6:1 | 18% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 14 | 23.4:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 11% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 8% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 75% (212 to 370); teachers up 28% (16.9 to 21.6).
About Hinton High School
Hinton High School is a small high school in Hinton, Iowa, (ZIP code 51024). Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 370 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Iowa enroll around 468, and this school is 21% below that mark.
Hinton Comm School District runs 3 schools with a combined 860 students. Hinton High School is one of them.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Hinton High School. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
For every teacher at Hinton High School, there are about 17.1 students; the school has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is similar, at 17.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 11%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Plymouth County is 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hinton High School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Iowa public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hinton High School is 2.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 84.4%. Predicted: 86.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Plymouth County show that median household income comes to about $83,251, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Plymouth County counts 16 public schools with about 4,219 students.
Hinton Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Hinton High School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Hinton High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 370 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 347. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.7:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinton Comm School District
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in Hinton
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other Hinton High schools
One other US public school is named Hinton High. Hinton High School is the largest of the 2.
- Hinton High SchoolHinton, OK · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Hinton Intermediate School0.0 mi · 191
- Hinton Elementary School0.0 mi · 299
- Leeds Elementary School7.0 mi · 593
- North Middle School7.2 mi · 1,136
- North High School7.4 mi · 1,529
- Clark Early Childhood Center8.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Hinton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hinton High School?
Hinton High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Hinton High School serve?
Hinton High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hinton High School is approximately 17.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hinton High School?
At Hinton High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hinton High School in?
Hinton High School is part of Hinton Comm School District.
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